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African-Americans made up 7 percent of U.S. high-tech workforce, and just 3 percent of the total Silicon Valley workforce, according to Bloomberg. And the issue isn’t that they just aren’t hiring us, it’s that very few of us are even applying for the jobs. Actor Omar Gooding sits down with Microsoft’s Rashid Farrell, Sr. HR […]

If you attended an HBCU then you’re already familiar with what the HBCU experience is. If not, this panel will give you a better understanding of the experience that can only be provided by an HBCU. Kym Whitley, Actress/Author, Fisk University; Juliette B. Bell, President, The University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Cheryl Harris, Allstate Senior Vice President […]

April Ryan sits down with Sybil Wilkes to talk about her new book Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House during the 2018 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion. Check out the full interview below. PART 1      PART 2      PART 3     READ MORE STORIES ON […]

Since hopping on the music scene as one half of the group Floetry, Marsha Ambrosius has taken the R&B world by storm as a solo artist with hits like I Hope She Cheats On You, Late Nights Early Mornings and Far Away.. to name a few.  The UK-born songstress chatted with BlackAmericaWeb.com at the 2018 […]

When Algee Smith landed the role of Ralph Tresvant in the The New Edition movie we bet he didn’t realize how it would catapult his career. Since starring in the epic TV movie, Smith hit the big screen in Detroit and is set to star in the upcoming film The Hate U Give.  What drives his […]

Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum sits down with the Tom Joyner Morning Show to talk about what led to his huge upset in the Florida Democratic primary. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM