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Founders With Experience In AI Responsibility And Governance Launch AI-Native Textured Hair Platform Guided By Identity Preservation And Realism – AfroTech
Christelle Mombo-Zigah and Dr. Isi Idemudia share a commitment to addressing AI bias in the Black community. Mombo-Zigah is based…
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Prince Gyasi Went From Shooting On An iPhone To Designing A Davido Cognac Bottle Sold In Africa And The US – AfroTech
Prince Gyasi, the Ghanaian visual artist who built his career shooting on an iPhone, designed a new limited-edition cognac bottle…
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Ava DuVernay Defends Use Of AI In ’14th’ Documentary, Believing It Will ‘Bring People Closer To That Time In History’ – AfroTech
Ava DuVernay used AI on her latest documentary and stands firmly by that decision. ’14th’ Ten years after releasing “13th,”…
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D-Nice On Why Artists Can Now ‘Demand Ownership Or True Partnership,’ And What Black Promoters Collective Is Building Around Rock The Bells – AfroTech
D-Nice, known for his Club Quarantine sets on Instagram during the pandemic, was a teen member of Boogie Down Productions…
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Funmi Monet On Building A Sephora Fragrance Brand Without Venture Capital: ‘Being Undercapitalized Didn’t Mean The Idea Was Underpowered’ – AfroTech
Funmi Monet, a licensed therapist turned fragrance expert, has launched a fragrance brand at Sephora. Monet, who says she was…
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Silk Blowout Bar Pressed Roots Is Expanding To Washington, DC, Marking Its First Location Outside Of Texas – AfroTech
Pressed Roots is watering new soil in Washington, D.C. The silk blowout bar serving the textured hair community will open…
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Chef Stikxz Says Caribbean Food’s Big Moment Won’t Build Wealth Without Ownership As She’s Named To Adidas’ NYC Creative Class – AfroTech
Caribbean food has more attention in New York City than ever, and Chef Stikxz wants Caribbean chefs to turn that…
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BeyGOOD Awards $25K Grant To Reagan Fresnel’s Summer Camp To Place ‘More Children On HBCU Campuses’ – AfroTech
Spelman College alumna Reagan Fresnel is exposing the youth to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Fresnel graduated from the Atlanta college…
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Ternwheel, A Fintech Web-Based Software Solving For Operational Inefficiencies In The Entertainment Industry, Closes $2M Seed Round – AfroTech
Music manager and show producer Ashanti Abdullah is raising new funding to improve operational efficiencies in the entertainment sector. Abdullah…
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How Black Dancers Are Turning Online Visibility Into Paid Work, And Why Some Call Dance A ‘Slept-On Profession’ – AfroTech
Black dancers are using the internet to build audiences, land paid work and make dance a career. “For me, it’s…
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