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Talvy Raises $2M Seed Round As It Aims To Replace Traditional Resumes With Short-Form Video Profiles - AfroTech
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (563+ words) Updated Mar 11, 2026 Ex-MIT and Stanford engineer KJ Hardrict is changing the interview process for job seekers. It's the variety of his experience that has given him a front seat to the hiring process, Hardrict acknowledged to AFROTECH. "As an engineer…...
Over $1M In Federal Funding Awarded To Morris Brown College To Support Hospitality Management Program
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (299+ words) Morris Brown College has been awarded new funding to support its hospitality management program. He was reinstated on Jan. 20, 2026, and the board acknowledged that it had not complied with the procedural and contractual requirements outlined in James" employment agreement, which…...
Congresswoman Valerie P. Foushee Introduces Legislation To Establish Federally-Funded AI Research Institutes At HBCUs
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (125+ words) Congresswoman Valerie P. Foushee has introduced legislation to ensure that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) expand their stake in AI. The legislation received endorsements from the Atlanta University Center Consortium, Inc. (AUCC), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Payne Research…...
These Spelman College Students Created An AI-Powered Conversational Assistant That Can Assess Plant Health
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (568+ words) Updated Mar 5, 2026 The Arthur M. Blank Spelman Innovation Lab has produced another technological advancement. The makerspace at Spelman College was created for creative inquiry, unconventional research, experimental pedagogy, and exploratory play, according to its website. It energizes students in art, science,…...
Katt Williams Partners With Miles College To Launch Scholarship Focused On AI And AR Technologies
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (314+ words) Comedian Katt Williams is partnering with Miles College to ensure students are ahead of the learning curve in technology. Complex reported that Williams and the Alabama historically Black college and university (HBCU) are launching a scholarship to support learners in…...
Morehouse Alum Dr. Willie Underwood III Elected American Medical Association President
2+ week, 1+ day ago (300+ words) Dr. Willie Underwood III is the president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA). The Buffalo, NY, native is a Morehouse College alum who earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 1988, according to his LinkedIn profile. This was a dream'for his…...
$30B Was Invested To Replace Textbooks With Technology In US Public Schools, Now Cognitive Skills Are Declining Among Students
2+ week, 1+ day ago (380+ words) Updated Feb 24, 2026 Gen Z is reportedly the first generation to grow up with screens at the heart of their school life, and early research suggests it isn't working out in their favor. Horvath explained that Gen Z is the first…...
These 2 HBCUs Received $4M Each To Train Students To Become Asset Managers
3+ week, 5+ day ago (180+ words) The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) wants to prepare the next generation of asset managers. Since 1944, the UNCF has been committed to serving students in higher education, raising more than $6 billion to provide them with access, a news release mentioned....
HBCU Southern University And A&M College Celebrates Placement Of Final Structural Beam In $68M STEM Complex
3+ week, 6+ day ago (180+ words) Updated Feb 12, 2026 Southern University and A&M College marked a significant milestone in the construction of its $68 million science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) complex. "A major milestone is now in place," the university shared in the post. "Today, Southern…...
Cognitive Scientist Antoinette Banks Launched An AI-Powered App To Provide Families With Accessible IEP Support
3+ week, 6+ day ago (562+ words) Updated Feb 12, 2026 Antoinette Banks is a cognitive scientist on a mission, and for her, that mission starts at home. Much of Banks" work in tech has been fueled by her daughter, who was born in 2006 and diagnosed at with a…...