Terence Simpson and Team Build Community with JoinLinks
July 3, 2024
Terence Simpson utilized his experience to create JoinLinks – “an app that helps people find fun things to do each week and meet cool people to do them with.”
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- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
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Disney+ Streaming Service Places Restrictions on ‘Classics’ with Racist Stereotypes
March 26, 2021
“The crows and musical numbers pay homage to racist minstrel shows, where White performers with blackened faces and tattered clothing imitated and ridiculed enslaved Africans on Southern plantations,” Disney officials noted about “Dumbo” on its streaming platform. “The leader of the group in Dumbo is Jim Crow, which shares the name of laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States,” the statement continued.
To Discourage Distracted Driving, L.A. Kicks Off Competition
June 13, 2019
The safest driver will be awarded $20,000, with several other categories that will bring the winners $7,500 to $10,000.
New App Brings Fashion Expertise to You
March 28, 2019
The Styled by Love E app is going to make looking good a little easier.
New App Will Allow L.A. First Responders to `Get Help’ for Homeless
December 6, 2018
Get Help LA app will start in January, with the goal of eventually making it available to the general public.
Funds for Earthquake Warning App Approved by L.A. City Council
July 5, 2018
The mobile app will be designed to provide advance notice that an earthquake is about to strike through a text or other electronic means
Funds for Earthquake Warning App Approved by L.A. City Council Committee
June 21, 2018
The mobile app will be designed to provide advance notice that an earthquake is about to strike through a text or other electronic means.
Black Men in Business 2017
December 28, 2017
This year saw Black men making moves across the board from technology to the vodka industry.
Ali Abdullah Creates Claim It! App
October 12, 2017
While the app was still in the early developing phase, Abdullah thought it would be great to have a Claim It! truck that people could come to and get free stuff.
Kenyan Teens Head For Silicon Valley With ‘App’ To End FGM
July 26, 2017
Now, five teenage girls from Kenya’s western city of Kisumu are the latest standouts in that revolution.