Google Grants $3 Million to NAACP’s ACT-SO Program
The NAACP announced that over the next three years, Google.org will provide a $3 million grant and volunteering support to help assist with the NAACP’s...
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Google Launches National Startup Program, Appoints Howard Alum as Head
Tech entrepreneur Jewel Burks Solomon has been tapped as the first head of the new Google for Startups national program...
Top Black Exec at Google’s Parent Company Steps Down After String of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
David Drummond, who reportedly earned $47 million at Google in 2018, is leaving the company following several high-profile sexual misconduct controversies....
Google is Partnering with Banks to Offer Personal Checking Accounts
Google plans to offer checking accounts to users through the company’s digital wallet product, Google Pay. The project is currently code-named “Cache”, and it will...
Cops Shot Her Father A Dozen Times. Now Howard Alum Is Launching the Next Big Platform for Social Change
Inspired by her father, who survived an extreme case of police brutality, Chloe Sledd-Rogers left Google to launch a social impact startup....
Google Suspends Facial Recognition Research After Reportedly Targeting Homeless Black People
Google suspends its facial recognition research after a report that its contractors were targeting black homeless people....
Issa Rae Becomes The Newest Voice Of Google Assistant
Issa Rae is the latest celebrity voice to be added to Google Assistant. For a limited time, you can hear Issa’s voice on any compatible...
The Brains Behind the Company, Looker, That Google Acquired for $2.6 Billion
Looker, a big data analytics platform, was recently acquired by Google. Meet the black software engineer who is the brains behind Looker....
Google and Legendary Dancer Bill T. Jones Create Interactive Dance Experience for Anyone
Bill T. Jones and Google Creative Lab have collaborated to launch Body, Movement, Language, a collection of experiments that have resulted from a two-way residency between...
Google is Once Again Looking for Podcasters and Creators of Color for 2019
The Google Podcasts Creator Program, run by PRX, is back and is looking for its next round of participants. The goal of the program is...