Month: February 2017

Gwendolyn Brooks’ Trailblazing Vintage Poems for Kids #BlackHistoryMonth

LINK: Celebrating Diversity and the Universal Spirit of Childhood

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New Black-Owned Smart Shoe Line Has Bluetooth Capabilities That Can Connect to Smart Phones and Tablets

Read at the Black Business blog.

Entrepreneur Jide Ipaye (center), founder of the Keexs smart shoe

Entrepreneur Jide Ipaye (center), founder of the Keexs smart shoe

America Needs Marvel Superhero Kamala Khan

LINK: NOW MORE THAN EVER

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Sarah Jeong’s Harvard lecture: “The Internet of Garbage”

LINK: Misogynist harassment and threats online

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The South African Building That Came to Symbolize the Apocalypse

Click here to read all about it and view pics at The Atlantic.

Ponte City Apartments, Berea, Johannesburg, South Africa

Ponte City Apartments, Berea, Johannesburg, South Africa

Five Iconic African-American Biographies for Kids #BlackHistoryMonth

Read at NYTimes.com.

Cover of The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia  Levinson, Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton

Cover of The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia Levinson, Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton

#BlackHistoryMonth 4 Black Women Inventors

LINK: Reimagining the Technology of the Home

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Director Talks About Her Film, ‘The Fits,’ Starring Newcomer Royalty Hightower

Read about it at The Guardian.

Watch the trailer…

Building An Iranian App Ecosystem That Promotes Business And Pushes Boundaries

Read about it at Fastcompany.com.

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Donnie Yen Is Interested In Playing Marvel’s Namor

LINK: He wouldn’t be the only actor to make the switch from Star Wars to Marvel

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