STEM & INNOVATION

Katt Williams Launches AI‑Focused Scholarship Fund at Miles College to Empower Next Gen Tech Leaders

Katt Williams Launches AI‑Focused Scholarship Fund at Miles College to Empower Next Gen Tech Leaders

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 1 week ago

Katt Williams Establishes AI & AR Scholarship Fund at Miles College Comedian and cultural icon Katt Williams...

From Lagos to Toronto: How One Software Engineer Found New Career and Culture in Canada

From Lagos to Toronto: How One Software Engineer Found New Career and Culture in Canada

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 3 weeks ago

Nigerian Software Engineer Shares Life After Relocating to Toronto When Daniel Fayemi, a senior software and blockchain...

TikTok Star Khaby Lame Secures $900M E‑Commerce and Brand Expansion Deal img_0859-2

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TikTok Star Khaby Lame Secures $900M E‑Commerce and Brand Expansion Deal

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 1 month ago

Senegalese‑Italian TikTok creator Khaby Lame has struck a landmark $900 million strategic partnership with Rich Sparkle Holdings to...

Danae Mobley Is Teaching Youth How To Start And Run Billion-Dollar Tech Startups MemberPerspectives_230208_Mobley_Newspost

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Danae Mobley Is Teaching Youth How To Start And Run Billion-Dollar Tech Startups

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 2 years ago

Danae Mobley, CEO of ‘Coded By Kids’ is preparing underrepresented people for tech and startup leadership roles....

HBCU ALUM ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF TECH AND CREATIVE FOCUSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BALTIMORE CITY Gradient_Space_1024x1024

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HBCU ALUM ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF TECH AND CREATIVE FOCUSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BALTIMORE CITY

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

An HBCU alum has announced the launch of a new creative real estate company in Baltimore city....

FORMER WNBA PLAYER NIESHA BUTLER LAUNCHES FIRST AFRO-LATINA-OWNED STEM CENTER IN BROOKLYN Screen-Shot-2022-08-07-at-11.54.41-AM-1-960x460

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FORMER WNBA PLAYER NIESHA BUTLER LAUNCHES FIRST AFRO-LATINA-OWNED STEM CENTER IN BROOKLYN

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

On Monday, former WNBA star, software engineer, and entrepreneur Niesha Butler officially started her camp program at the first...

CARMELO ANTHONY DEBUTS HIS DIGITAL TWIN AT COLLISION TECH CONFERENCE Collision 2022 - Day Two

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CARMELO ANTHONY DEBUTS HIS DIGITAL TWIN AT COLLISION TECH CONFERENCE

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

NBA All-Star and entrepreneur Carmelo Anthony is no stranger to the tech world, having founded his venture fund Melo7...

Michael Jordan Makes the Plunge Into Tech, Launches Heir Inc. With Son Jeffrey Heir_Robyn-Beck

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Michael Jordan Makes the Plunge Into Tech, Launches Heir Inc. With Son Jeffrey

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

I still have no godly idea what an NFT is, but apparently, they’re quite lucrative. So I would...

Tech Founder Creates Amateur Rec Basketball League, Gives Players a Chance to Win $1.6 Million in Cash Prizes jamar_johnson_founder_ceo_cbl_hoop_city_challenge_app

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Tech Founder Creates Amateur Rec Basketball League, Gives Players a Chance to Win $1.6 Million in Cash Prizes

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

In communities across the country, recreational basketball is more than a way to pass the time while...

LeBron James Partners with Crypto.com to Prep Kids for Tech Industry LeBron-James-Space-Jam-A-New-Legacy-Getty-H-2021

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LeBron James Partners with Crypto.com to Prep Kids for Tech Industry

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

NBA star LeBron James is reaching back to help students and families through a partnership with Crypto.com, which will...

JAMES MANYIKA BECOMES GOOGLE’S FIRST HEAD OF TECH AND SOCIETY James_Manyika_1024x1024

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JAMES MANYIKA BECOMES GOOGLE’S FIRST HEAD OF TECH AND SOCIETY

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

Manyika is the head of McKinsey Global Institute, an organization focused on understanding “the global economy through...

Tiffany Haddish Ventures Into The World Of Virtual Reality With Fitness App Supernatural TiffanyHaddish_Paras-Griffin-1568x882

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Tiffany Haddish Ventures Into The World Of Virtual Reality With Fitness App Supernatural

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

Tiffany Haddish is venturing into the world of virtual reality (VR). Joining forces with VR fitness app Supernatural, Tiffany...

JAY-Z’S MARCY VENTURE PARTNERS INVESTS IN 24-YEAR-OLD TECHNOLOGIST, SPATIAL LABS FOUNDER IDDRIS SANDU image-4-960x540

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JAY-Z’S MARCY VENTURE PARTNERS INVESTS IN 24-YEAR-OLD TECHNOLOGIST, SPATIAL LABS FOUNDER IDDRIS SANDU

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

JAY-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners added another blockchain investment to its profile with a recent collaboration with spatial...

Teen and Her Dad Create App to Help Incarcerated Parents Stay In Touch With Their Kids jay_aina_patton_black_teen_dad_photo_patch_app

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Teen and Her Dad Create App to Help Incarcerated Parents Stay In Touch With Their Kids

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

Jay’Aina “Jay Jay” Patton, a 12-year old teen from New York, has developed the Photo Patch app that helps...

Founders of Barbershop Tech Platform Squire Announce Recent Funding Round of $60M, Tripling Company’s Valuation to $750M Screenshot-1190_adobespark-768x440

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Founders of Barbershop Tech Platform Squire Announce Recent Funding Round of $60M, Tripling Company’s Valuation to $750M

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

Squire Technologies, a Black-owned application for scheduling barbershop services, announced Wednesday that its valuation has tripled to $750 million...

MEMPHIS WOMAN CREATES MEDTECH COMPANY TO HELP LOW-INCOME & ELDERLY PATIENTS Medhaul_Memphis_1_1024x1024

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MEMPHIS WOMAN CREATES MEDTECH COMPANY TO HELP LOW-INCOME & ELDERLY PATIENTS

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 4 years ago

A Memphis woman created a MedTech company to help low-income and elderly patients. Erica Plybeah is the...

Need a $100,000 Job? Attend Automation Workz Cybersecurity Training, A Leading Black Owned STEM Company Black Attend training (1)

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Need a $100,000 Job? Attend Automation Workz Cybersecurity Training, A Leading Black Owned STEM Company

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

Many tech jobs do not require a Bachelor’s degree, but rather a certification. Automation Workz provides...

Meet Chaymeriyia Moncrief; She Owns the Wireless Carrier and the Smartphone chaymeriyia_moncrief_black_woman_founder_tesix_wireless

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Meet Chaymeriyia Moncrief; She Owns the Wireless Carrier and the Smartphone

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

It’s not every day you see people of color entering the consumer electronics and telecom space. It’s...

The First Black-Owned FinTech Company to Offer ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Services to Small Businesses Nationwide founders_novae_llc

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The First Black-Owned FinTech Company to Offer ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Services to Small Businesses Nationwide

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

Meet the founders of Novae LLC, the first Black-owned fintech company to offer Buy Now, Pay Later services...

COMEDIAN JON LASTER CREATES THE BLAPP APP TO BOOST BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES Jon-Laster-Blapp-App-960x820

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COMEDIAN JON LASTER CREATES THE BLAPP APP TO BOOST BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

A New York City-based comedian named Jon Laster is launching an app which supports Black-owned businesses, but his new mission is...

AYINDE ALAKOYE, FOUNDER OF NĒDL, BRINGS BLACK CREATIVES TO THE TABLE WITH OWN LIVE AUDIO PLATFORM

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AYINDE ALAKOYE, FOUNDER OF NĒDL, BRINGS BLACK CREATIVES TO THE TABLE WITH OWN LIVE AUDIO PLATFORM

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

It’s no secret that the influx of Black creatives using Clubhouse, a voice-chat social platform, has made it a...

TECH ENTREPRENEURS CREATE COMPANY TO HELP STUDENT-ATHLETES MONETIZE THEIR BRAND 6EA68D54-6C7B-4F63-B3F9-7D3D130E3218_1024x1024

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TECH ENTREPRENEURS CREATE COMPANY TO HELP STUDENT-ATHLETES MONETIZE THEIR BRAND

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

Two tech entrepreneurs just created a new company helping student-athletes monetize their brand. Jared Eummer and Ashton...

Black Videographer Launches Tech Startup to Increase Black Representation in the Digital Media Industry imani_lee_founder_black_stock_footage

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Black Videographer Launches Tech Startup to Increase Black Representation in the Digital Media Industry

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

Meet Imani Lee, MBA, founder of Black Stock Footage,...

VIRGINIA UNION HBCU TEAMS UP WITH APPLE TO LAUNCH SMART CAMPUS VUU-960x315

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VIRGINIA UNION HBCU TEAMS UP WITH APPLE TO LAUNCH SMART CAMPUS

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

Virginia Union University (VUU), a private HBCU, will team up with Apple to create a culture of...

Facebook Launches First Batch of Podcasts, Clubhouse-Style Live Audio Rooms in U.S.

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Facebook Launches First Batch of Podcasts, Clubhouse-Style Live Audio Rooms in U.S.

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

Facebook is hoping users will be all ears...

Founder of Black-Owned Podcast Network Launches Newly Designed Mobile App to Over 3 Million Users benny_randall_owner_founder_bshani_radio

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Founder of Black-Owned Podcast Network Launches Newly Designed Mobile App to Over 3 Million Users

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

Meet Bennie Randall, the mastermind behind Bshani Radio which has been named as one of Feedspot.com’s Top 20 Independent...

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Apple Music and Amazon Music Both Announce Hi-Fidelity Streaming at No Additional Cost

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

Both Amazon Music and Apple Music have announced that they will provide hi-fidelity streaming to subscribers at no added...

GOOGLE LAUNCHES CAREER READINESS PROGRAM TO TRAIN PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED JOB SEEKERS img_4848-1

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GOOGLE LAUNCHES CAREER READINESS PROGRAM TO TRAIN PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED JOB SEEKERS

Stardom101 Staff Posted on 5 years ago

One of the hardest things for formerly incarcerated men and women to do after release is to...