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South Africans Are Putting Solar Power in Students’ Schoolbags

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Diversity Play? 10 Comic Book Characters Who Have Been Changed To A Person Of Color

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5 Remarkable Creations That Represent Africa’s Emerging Tech Industry

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Ghanian researcher Bright Simons presents on the limits of big data at the World Economic Forum.
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Two Black Scholars Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences

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Click here to read at Atlanta Blackstar’s b.l.e.r.d.s. column.

Jennifer A. Richeson, Ph.D., Northwestern University

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8 Major Athletes Who Are Also Huge Blerds

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Read all about it at Atlanta Blackstar’s b.l.e.r.d.s.

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6 Little-Known Facts About Blacks in Gaming

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Below: Jerry Lawson, engineer and video game pioneer
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The Disappointments of a Young African Girl Give Birth to the Black Superhero of the Future

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Whitewashing of Characters in Books Negatively Impacted Black Readers Seeking Alternatives

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Read Yanique Dawkins’ reflections in Atlanta Blackstar’s column “b.l.e.r.d.s.”

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Educational Video Game Simulating US Slave Experience Leaves Many Divided

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Read about Mission US: Flight to Freedom at Atlanta Blackstar’s “blerds.”

Other games in the series: Mission US: For Crown or Colony?, Mission US: A Cheyenne Odyssey, and Mission US: City of Immigrants.

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The White House Brings Back ‘We the Geeks’ Series to Celebrate Black Talent in STEM

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Government partners with Google + Hangouts to present the series.

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