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It’s OK Not to Be OK: 2 Black Teens Use Tech to Prevent Suicide

What if there were an app that helped save teens from suicide? This is the question that 11-year-old Charlie Lucas not only asked himself but came up with an answer for when he teamed up with his 15-year-old sister, Hannah, who had attempted suicide because of illness, bullying and depression. Together, with the support of…

By

Veronica Webb

Published

May 10, 2018
National Urban League’s 2018 ‘State of Black America’: Tech Companies Don’t Care About Employing Black People

After listing wage inequality, housing discrimination and the education gap, feel free to add “digital inequality” to the long checklist of disparities in America. The National Urban League’s 2018 “State of Black America” report reveals that there is still some work to be done in the country’s technological sector. This year’s report uses its patented…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

May 4, 2018