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Morgan and Spelman Part of $1.2B Effort to Transform STEM Ecosystem

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Data Sets

Remote Workers Look No Further: Coworking Spaces To Set Up Shop in 2023

by: Alesia Bani

Future of Work, Philadelphia

Founders are Building Independent Employment Platforms for the Future of Hiring

by: Alesia Bani

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Academic

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

Big Ideas

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Big Ideas, Breaking, Trends

​Analysis: What Black Women Tech Leaders Are Up Against and the Future of Governance of Their Companies

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Breaking

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Breaking, Funding

BREAKING: MacKenzie Scott Gives Nearly $2 Billion to Organizations Helping Black and Brown Underserved Communities

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Breaking, HBCU

HBCU-Based Center for Black Entrepreneurship Gains Another Multi-Million Dollar Corporate Commitment

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Breaking, Venture Capital

BREAKING: Kapor Capital Launches New Black-Led $126 Million Venture Fund

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Big Ideas, Breaking, Trends

​Analysis: What Black Women Tech Leaders Are Up Against and the Future of Governance of Their Companies

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Breaking

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

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cannaprenuership

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

by: Jennifer Stavros

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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

Cities

Philadelphia’s Comcast RISE Recipients on What Resources and $10,000 Grants Mean for Them and Their Community

by: Hadriana Lowenkron

Cities

We’re Partnering with WURD Radio to cover Philadelphia’s emerging Black innovation economy

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity

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

by: Alesia Bani

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Data, Funding, Research & Policy

The State of Black Maternal Mortality: A Funding Crisis Addressing Power, Privilege and Policy 

by: Alesia Bani

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

Data

STUDY: Financial Services Industry Found To Have A ‘Tapering-off’ Phenomenon Among Black Professionals

by: Monica Melton

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Remote Workers Look No Further: Coworking Spaces To Set Up Shop in 2023

by: Alesia Bani

Data Sets

Sustainable Tech Companies at the Forefront of Climate Solutions

by: Alesia Bani

Data Sets

Health Tech Founders Have Been Revolutionizing Digital Health Care Long Before The Pandemic

by: Alesia Bani

Data Sets

DATABASE: Cybersecurity Tech Companies Changing the Landscape

by: Alesia Bani

Founders

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Founders

Founders Are Creating Platforms to Bridge the Gender Gap in Financial Investing 

by: Alesia Bani

Founders

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

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Funding

Greenwood Receives $45MM Investment Led by Pendulum, Launches Membership Program for The Gathering Spot and More

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Breaking, Funding

BREAKING: MacKenzie Scott Gives Nearly $2 Billion to Organizations Helping Black and Brown Underserved Communities

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Funding, Venture Capital

Investors See Growth, Opportunity and Returns in Sustainability Tech Funding

by: Alesia Bani

Funding, HBCU

MacKenzie Scott’s Impact Persists Two Years Later, Howard’s Historic Research Haul and More HBCU Funding News

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Future of Work

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Future of Work, Philadelphia

Founders are Building Independent Employment Platforms for the Future of Hiring

by: Alesia Bani

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

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Advocacy Organizations Reshape AI Technology To Benefit People of Color

by: Cheri Pruitt-Bonner

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Help Us Report Our Next Story

by: Sherrell Dorsey

HBCU

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HBCU

Morgan and Spelman Part of $1.2B Effort to Transform STEM Ecosystem

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU

Nearly a Dozen HBCU Alumni Made This Year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 List

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU

Morgan State Makes Strides Toward Goal of Reaching Highest Tier of Research Universities

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU

How Companies Can Effectively Recruit from HBCUs

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU

Xavier University’s $500MM Transformation Plan 

by: Mirtha Donastorg

HBCU

How the Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action Could Impact HBCUs

by: Mirtha Donastorg

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Black Publicly Traded Companies Q3 Earnings, Several Report Increase in Net Revenue Amidst Economic Downturn and Pandemic Recovery

by: Alesia Bani

High/Big Tech

Black Publicly Traded Companies Report Q2 Earnings, Several Set To Be Acquired In Multi-Billion Dollar Deals

by: Alesia Bani

HBCU, High/Big Tech

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

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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

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High/Big Tech, Insights

Black Publicly Traded Companies Q3 Earnings, Several Report Increase in Net Revenue Amidst Economic Downturn and Pandemic Recovery

by: Alesia Bani

Insights

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

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New Hires

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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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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Future of Work, Philadelphia

Founders are Building Independent Employment Platforms for the Future of Hiring

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania is Investing $11 Million for Workforce Development Through Apprenticeship Programs Across the State

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

1Philadelphia Debuts With ‘Innovation Weekend’ Two Years After Launching

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

 Philadelphia’s Anchor Institutions Spend Billions Every Year, Local Players are Trying to Increase Allocation to Black Businesses in the Region

by: Alesia Bani

Philadelphia

Philadelphia Invests $10MM for Transformative City Projects 

by: Alesia Bani

Data Sets, Philadelphia

DATABASE: Where Accelerators that Support Black Founders are Located

by: Alesia Bani

Pro Member Calls

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Pro Member Calls

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

PRO Member Story

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PRO Member Story

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

Research

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HBCU, Research

HBCU Alumni on Fortune 500 Boards

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Research

Using AI to Address Racial Disparities in Health Care

by: Alesia Bani

HBCU, Research

How One HBCU Is Working To Grow Plants On Mars

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Research & Policy

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Research & Policy

Kapor Foundation Launches Initiative to Make Trillion-Dollar Tech Industry More Equitable

by: Alesia Bani

Data, Funding, Research & Policy

The State of Black Maternal Mortality: A Funding Crisis Addressing Power, Privilege and Policy 

by: Alesia Bani

HBCU, Research & Policy

What Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Means for HBCU Graduates

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Research & Policy

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

Special Series

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Special Series

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

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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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Big Ideas, Breaking, Trends

​Analysis: What Black Women Tech Leaders Are Up Against and the Future of Governance of Their Companies

by: Sherrell Dorsey

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

Trends

From The Newsletter – Upper Hand: The Future Of Work For The Rest Of Us

by: Sherrell Dorsey

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Uncategorized

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

Uncategorized

The Plug is Launching a Brand-New Newsletter

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Uncategorized

The Plug Welcomes Our Inaugural Data Fellows

by: Sherrell Dorsey

Venture Capital

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Funding, Venture Capital

Investors See Growth, Opportunity and Returns in Sustainability Tech Funding

by: Alesia Bani

Venture Capital

Fearless Fund is Making Major Moves: Investing in Gabrielle Union, Hosting Star-Studded Summit and Getting Ready to Launch Fund II

by: Mirtha Donastorg

Breaking, Venture Capital

BREAKING: Kapor Capital Launches New Black-Led $126 Million Venture Fund

by: Mirtha Donastorg

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

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