Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expanding plans to outsource immigrant tracking to private surveillance firms, scrapping a recent $180 million pilot proposal in favor of a no-cap program with multimillion-dollar guarantees, according to new contracting records reviewed by WIRED.Late last month, the Intercept reported that ICE intends to hire bounty hunters and private investigators for street-level verification work. Contractors would confirm home and work addresses for people targeted for removal by—among other techniques—photographing residences, documenting comings and goings, and staking out workplaces and apartment complexes.Those filings cast the initiative as a substantial…
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Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward The Google Store’s Black Friday sale offers up to $450 on select devices. Most of the smartphones are on sale until December 4, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT (2:59 a.m. ET). But it’s worth noting that Nest and Fitbit products are on sale until December 1, while the Pixel smartwatches and earbuds are on sale until December 2. Pixel smartphones and devices are definitely not the most expensive on the market, as those crowns go to Apple and Samsung. However, this Black Friday sale seems relatively good, depending on what you want…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth A documentary film exploring the extraordinary life and career of multi-GRAMMY®-winning artist Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds is now in production, with backing from HarbourView Equity Partners. Directed by Emmy nominee Chris Moukarbel (“Gaga: Five Foot Two,” “Cypher”) and produced by Kenya Barris, the film will capture Babyface as he reflects on navigating the highs and lows of the music industry, reveals his songwriting and producing process, and takes us behind the scenes of his chart-conquering collaborations with such artists as Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Eric Clapton, Mary J. Blige, Michael…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth A High-Voltage Celebration of Innovation, Access, and the Future of Entrepreneurship Mellody Hobson, Steve Stoute, and the nation’s top founders take the stage Pharrell Williams and Black Ambition will host the 5th Annual Black Ambition Demo Day on Friday, November 14, 2025, followed by the half-day Black Ambition Founders Forum on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at The Sacred Space Miami, located at 105 NE 24th St, Miami, FL 33137. The two-day experience, presented in partnership with Visa, Louis Vuitton, Lennar Foundation, and Adidas, will bring together game-changing founders, visionaries, investors, and cultural icons for a celebration of Black ambition, underrepresented entrepreneurs, ingenuity, and ownership.…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman November 25, 2025 The incident and subsequent statements from Morehouse College has sparked controversy within the AUC community. A Morehouse student has been arrested after a video of him strangling a Clark Atlanta student while getting off another school’s shuttle bus went viral. The incident went viral as the female victim detailed the assault on TikTok. The issue allegedly began as the man and his girlfriend sat beside her on a Georgia State University bus. When the couple started kissing, the victim moved over. However, as the Clark…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth Voters in NEW YORK CITY celebrate the win of their new MAYOR, ZOHRAN MAMDANI It surely feels like 2008, on election night. Hope Returns: For the democracy. Excitement ! Good work soldier @ZohranKMamdani #SOCIALJUSTICE The Dr King and Obama energy is still POWERFUL And that’s all we wanted to TEST in the democracy 🇺🇸👏🏾— Tahyira Savanna Inc. | Tee Slaves (@TAsterisk) November 5, 2025 NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 24: New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters during an election night gathering at The Greats…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth Holly Robinson Peete, best known for her roles in “21 Jump Street,” “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper,” and “For Your Love,” along with her husband Rodney Peete, a former NFL quarterback, were honored with the prestigious Good Sam Award by the Rotary Club of Los Angeles Foundation during their annual luncheon on Friday, October 24, 2025. The event took place at the historic Biltmore Hotel and will celebrate the couple’s remarkable philanthropy through their HollyRod Foundation. Both Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete have transformed personal challenges into a powerful mission of service. Their HollyRod Foundation emerged from deeply personal experiences: Holly’s father, Matthew…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth If you had a successful corporate career at Apple and FedEx, steady income, and a clear path forward, would you abandon it all because of a dream about chocolate? When Phillip Ashley Rix faced this scenario in 2007, he didn’t dismiss the vision as fleeting inspiration. He embraced it as a calling that would transform him into one of America’s most innovative chocolatiers, a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2023 and 2024 whose clients include Fortune 500 companies, Hollywood’s elite at the Emmys, Grammys, and Oscars, and luxury automotive brand Cadillac,…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth by Kandiss Edwards November 25, 2025 Santana, legal name is LaRon Louis James, made the remarks during a segment on the ‘No Funny Business Podcast.’ Rapper Juelz Santana says that reading is not an essential skill for youth; financial literacy and math are the only educational requirements. Santana, whose legal name is LaRon Louis James, made the remarks during a segment on the No Funny Business Podcast. When asked about which foundation skill was most important, “reading or math,” the rapper chose math. He then argued that technology, particularly voice-to-text features in devices and…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 25, 2025 MacKenzie Scott’s $700 million worth of HBCU donations brings new attention to the mentorship she received from Toni Morrison. Before MacKenzie Scott met Jeff Bezos and became part of one of the world’s wealthiest couples, she was a young writer at Princeton studying under the guidance of literary legend Toni Morrison, a mentor who played a role in shaping the early part of her career. The novelist and philanthropist, now recognized as the world’s 40th wealthiest person, graduated from Princeton University in 1992 with a…