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Philadelphia

 Is Philadelphia Investing Enough in the Black Tech Ecosystem?

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

Philly Hires Raheem Manning to Make the City a 24/7 Destination 

by: Alesia Bani

HBCU

From the HBCU Newsletter: How corporate gifts are making impacts, but it’s still not enough

by: Mirtha Donastorg

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Last July, MacKenzie Scott Gave $150 Million to HBCUs. Here’s Where That Money Has Gone.

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Academic

How a $25 Million HBCU Initiative Created a Pipeline for More Black Cybersecurity Professionals

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Academic

Despite Challenges, HBCUs Are Drivers of Upward Mobility

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Academic

UNC Chapel Hill’s Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Controversy Sparks Examination Of Tenured Staff Diversity At Philadelphia Universities

by: Hadriana Lowenkron

Academic

Protests, Layoffs, and a Pandemic: How Diversity and Inclusion Advocates Are Navigating Tech’s Future

by: Jewel Wicker

Academic

Google Announces $50 Million Grant for 10 HBCUs

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Breaking

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Shondra Washington Named CEO of Web3 Community Black@

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Breaking

New Report Finds Progress in Pipeline For Acquiring Black Tech Talent Is Now Regressing

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Breaking

Twilio, Box, Spotify, and Other Tech CEOs Speak Out Against Racism and Police Brutality; Others Stay Silent

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Breaking

BREAKING— Jim Jones Cohosts New Podcast Aimed At Making The Black Business Community Savvier

by: Monica Melton

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Social Equity in Cannabis is A Step, But Far From Anything Equitable

by: Todd Hamilton

Cities

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Cities

Black Founders On The Duality of Austin’s Black Tech Ecosystem

by: Monica Melton

Cities

Public And Private Industry Partner In The Fight Against Voter Suppression Laws

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

Cities

A Burgeoning Industry Of Tech Takes Root In Baltimore With Techstars’ Monica Wheat At The Helm

by: Monica Melton

Cities

Uncharted Aided By Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework For National Initiative

by: Tyler Goodwin

Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity

CyberBase Seeks to Close Gap in National Cybersecurity Talent Shortage by Increasing Black Representation 

by: Alesia Bani

Data

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Data

Black-Owned SaaS Companies Prepare for Growth

by: Monica Melton

Data

Tech Woman Tuesdays

by: Sylvia Johnson

Data

Black-led Music and Entertainment Tech Companies That Are Turning The Industry On Its Head

by: Monica Melton

Data

There’s A Quitting Spree Among U.S. Workers, Here’s How It’s Impacting Black Employees

by: Monica Melton

Founders

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Calendly Prepares for Growth, Ongoing Hiring, Amid National Tech Company Layoffs

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Founders

The Problem with Positioning Black Fund Managers as Saviors of Black Business

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Founders

From $100 Million MaC Ventures To Newcomer RareBreed Ventures, VCs Say These Factors Will Dominate Deals In 2021

by: Monica Melton

Founders

How MaC Ventures Raised One Of The Largest Funds Among Majority Black VCs

by: Monica Melton

Founders

From The Newsletter: Building Upon the Black Unicorn

by: Monica Melton

Founders

Decision-Making App NewNew Selected for Snapchat’s Yellow Collabs Partnership Program

by: Monica Melton

Funding

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Funding

Virtual Cardiac Rehab Startup Moving Analytics Raises $20MM Series A

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Funding

Kinly Raises $20 Million For New Black Banking App

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Funding

The Role Of VC’s In The Policy Fight To Close The Racial Wealth Gap

by: Trevor Smith

Funding

BREAKING: Fearless Fund Invests $250,000 In Black Woman-Owned Travel Company

by: Mirtha Donastorg

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Future of Work

Twitter Hashtag Explores Open Conversations And Action For Black People In Tech

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

Future of Work

Breaking up Big Tech Order Offers Special Benefits to Black Technologists

by: Tyler Goodwin

Future of Work

The Plug and New Profit Partner to Reach Entrepreneurs Powering the Future of Work

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Future of Work

Real Policy Outcomes for a Renewed Interest in Workplace Diversity

by: Dria Roland

Future of Work

Emory University Presses Pause on Cybersecurity Program for Black Moms Due to COVID-19 Concerns

by: Jeffrey Bissoy Mattis

Future of Work

Examining How We Remove Barriers For a New World of Work

by: Dria Roland

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Advocacy Organizations Reshape AI Technology To Benefit People of Color

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

Get Involved

Help Us Report Our Next Story

by: Sherrell Dorsey

HBCU

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HBCU

From the HBCU Newsletter: How corporate gifts are making impacts, but it’s still not enough

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU, High/Big Tech

How CodeHouse is Using Big Tech Money to Help HBCU Students

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU

From the HBCU Newsletter: HBCU alum overrepresent in Fortune 500 leadership + New HBCU startup directory launches

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU

From the HBCU Newsletter: Morehouse Innovates Through the Metaverse

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU

Cheyney University Expands Research in Biotech with $5 Million in Funding for New Incubator

by: Alesia Bani

HBCU

UPenn Is Partnering With Five HBCUs To Attract Diverse Students To Its Medical School

by: Alesia Bani

High/Big Tech

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How CodeHouse is Using Big Tech Money to Help HBCU Students

by: Mirtha Donastorg

High/Big Tech

Meta Releases 2022 Diversity Report, Company Still Falls Short

by: Alesia Bani

High/Big Tech

Tesla’s Worker Discrimination Problem Could Spell Financial Trouble Ahead

by: Monica Melton

High/Big Tech

In the Wake of Controversy, Netflix’s 2021 Inclusion Report Shows Slight Increase in Black Workforce

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Highlight

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Highlight

On The Road: The 6th Annual Roadmap to Billions Conference Presented by Black Women Talk Tech

by: Alesia Bani

Highlight

A conversation with Google Arts & Culture Lead Simon Delacroix for Juneteenth 2022

by: King Williams

Insights

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The Insight: Why Joy is Central to Creating a Black Tech Future

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Insights

What Does the DEI Industry Look Like Almost Two Years After George Floyd?

by: Trevor Smith

Insights

From the Newsletter: We’re Becoming Something Different In 2022

by: Sherrell Dorsey

New Hires

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The Plug Welcomes Tayler James As Director of Research

by: ThePLUG Staff

New Hires

Welcoming Mirtha Donastorg as The Plug’s New HBCU Innovation Reporter

by: Sherrell Dorsey

New Hires

Welcoming Monica Melton as The Plug’s New Managing Editor

by: Sherrell Dorsey

New Hires

Welcoming Tyler Goodwin as The Plug’s New Tech Policy Reporter

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Opinion

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Opinion

Silicon Valley VCs are chasing Africas startups but white founders are getting the funds

by: Todd Hamilton

Opinion

Black Women Workers Are Less Impacted by Early COVID-19 Related Job Losses (Opinion)

by: Bridget Boakye

Philadelphia

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Philadelphia

 Is Philadelphia Investing Enough in the Black Tech Ecosystem?

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

Philly Hires Raheem Manning to Make the City a 24/7 Destination 

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

JvS Philadelphia Fund for Women is Giving Grants to Women-Owned and Led Businesses in the Region

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

Tech Programs for Children in Philadelphia are Creating a Pipeline into STEM Careers

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

African Business Leaders Meet at Temple to Address Gaps Between the Diaspora

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

Black Women Founders Receive $500 Checks at Philadelphia Juneteenth Celebration

by: Alesia Bani

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PRO Member Call: Policy and Entrepreneurship in the wake of the digital divide

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Pro Member Calls

The Plug’s Pro Member Call: Understanding the Value of Black Assets with Dr. Andre Perry

by: Sherrell Dorsey

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There’s Been a Monopoly on Prison Communication for Decades. Two Black-Led Startups are Looking to Change That.

by: ThePLUG Staff

PRO Member Story

A Researcher Has Created A New Force For Game Making With Computer Vision

by: Brianna Rhodes

PRO Member Story

Analysis: SPACs Won’t Do Much To Diversify American Stock Exchanges

by: Monica Melton

PRO Member Story

CES 2020 Centers Investment into Underrepresented Entrepreneurs and Investors

by: Sherrell Dorsey

PRO Member Story

Acquisition: Real Estate Tech Platform Compass Has Been on a Shopping Spree

by: Sherrell Dorsey

PRO Member Story

Here’s Where and How Black Investors Are Placing Their Bets

by: J.J. McCorvey

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New Policies Aim to Oversee the Crypto Market

by: Alesia Bani

Research & Policy

Government Agencies Have Big Plans For Tech Legislation In 2022

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

Research & Policy

Increased Diversity Among Policymakers Could Pave The Way For A More Competitive Tech Strategy For The U.S.

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

Research & Policy

Measuring Black Lives Matter’s Impact On U.S. Policy And The Rise Of Pro-Black Organizations To Effect Change

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

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Morgan Stanley’s Multicultural Innovation Lab Leaves Black Tech Founders with More than They Came For

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Special Series

ABF Creative Taps Into The Power Of Openness And Accountability To Hit Revenue Milestone

by: ThePLUG Staff

Special Series

ANALYSIS: Comcast NBCUniversal Doubles Down On Its Approach to Support Underrepresented Entrepreneurs and Communities During the Pandemic

by: ThePLUG Staff

Special Series

How Fintech Startup Goalsetter Grew Its User Base And List Of Investors By Focusing On Its Mission

by: ThePLUG Staff

Special Series

Reducing the Black Racial Wealth Gap Includes Planning the Legacy of Black Family Businesses

by: ThePLUG Staff

Special Series

Praxis Labs Transformed Their Company While Launching Their First Product, Here’s What They Learned

by: ThePLUG Staff

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Tech Woman Tuesdays – April 26th

by: Sylvia Johnson

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Tech Women Tuesday’s – May 17th

by: Sylvia Johnson

The New Web

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The New Web

Black Web3 Founders Still See Growth and Opportunity in NFTs, Crypto

by: Alesia Bani

The New Web

Crypto scams are rising, but justice is harder to come by

by: Janhoi McGregor

The New Web

Crypto scams are rising, but justice is harder to come by

by: Janhoi McGregor

Trends

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Trends

Technology is Transforming the Ways in Which we Archive Black History

by: Trevor Smith

Trends

From The Newsletter: How AI Mirrors Racism Right Back At Us

by: Monica Melton

Trends

From The Newsletter: How The Great Resignation Is Impacting Black Workers

by: Monica Melton

Trends

From The Newsletter: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Less Famous Labor Organizer

by: Monica Melton

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DATABASE: HBCUs Received More Than $64 Million In Gifts And Grants In January

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Uncategorized

AI Can Bring More Equity To The Workplace And Consumer Markets By Implementing These Conditions

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

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The Plug is Launching a Brand-New Newsletter

by: Mirtha Donastorg

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The Plug Welcomes Our Inaugural Data Fellows

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Venture Capital

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Venture Capital

Southbox Capital Relaunches $40 Million Fund In Atlanta As One Of Its Portfolio Companies IPOs

by: Monica Melton

Venture Capital

New Friends & Family Accelerator To Serve As A $20,000 Launch Pad For Underrepresented Founders

by: Monica Melton

Venture Capital

Certificate Program Fosters VC Investing Training For Aspiring Black Investors

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

Venture Capital

From the Newsletter: Where Is VC Headed And Does It Matter To Bootstrapped Black Founders?

by: Monica Melton

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