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Have you always been interested in product development? Do you have what it takes to define the product vision for software? Microsoft in Bellevue, Wash., is seeking a product manager. The position entails leading global product management for adCenter editorial and advertiser-engagement tools. Responsibilities for this position includes researching competitors and marketing trends, evaluating and…

In an op-ed at the New York Times, Stanford law professor and author Ralph Richard Banks weighs in on the shortage of eligible black men for single African-American women. The author of Is Marriage for White People? How the African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone highlights the usual suspects: unemployment, incarceration and lack of education.…

African Americans dismayed by the paucity of their own chosen for the prestigious Rhodes scholarships each year were not encouraged when most of the class of 2012 was announced in November. Only one African American — Brandon E. Turner, a senior biophysics major at Wake Forest University — gained entry to the select circle whose…

Did you know that Google had a philanthropic arm called Google.org? Well, if you didn’t know, now you do because of the news that Google.org will donate $11.5 million to fight slavery around the world. The donation, announced by the tech giant earlier today, will fight to end the modern-day enslavement of more than 27…

It’s the holidays, so of course I’ve been thinking a lot about Santa, sleighs — oh, and slavery. Recently I finished Octavia Butler’s time-traveling and mind-altering novel, Kindred, about a black woman who gets sucked back to antebellum Maryland circa 1815. Butler uses science fiction to deftly weave together the tale of 26-year-old Dana and…

Mechanical Contractors Inc. in Charlotte, N.C., is seeking a director of energy services. The director will develop opportunities to implement energy-efficiency and renewable-energy improvements in commercial buildings, maximize profitability and maintain customer satisfaction. The person in this position will be responsible for seeking out and developing commercial and institutional customers with energy-efficiency needs, promoting solutions…

Ignited LLS in Los Angeles is seeking a senior Web analyst. The analyst will be responsible for the collection, analysis and interpretation of Web statistics; producing regular traffic reports; analyzing trends; and working with Google Analytics and other Web-analytics platforms to ensure that KPIs are collated and reported accurately. This role requires an in-depth knowledge…

Peanut Labs in San Francisco is seeking a UI engineer to join its development team. The position will share the responsibility of designing, developing, improving and maintaining a portfolio of innovative products. The ideal candidate will have a solid development background with interests in user-interface engineering and user-experience design for Web 3.0 applications across Internet,…