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TEDCO EXPO 2025: Maryland’s Innovation Engine Drives Global Partnerships & Local Growth

On October 21, 2025, over 1,000 entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and ecosystem supporters convened at The Hotel at the University of Maryland for the highly anticipated TEDCO EXPO 2025—the 11th annual gathering of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO). The event, widely recognized as the state’s flagship platform for innovation-driven companies, delivered a…

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Angie González Reflects on an Afro-Colombiana Perspective of Black Resilience

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Angie Melissa González Chaverra  In the late 2000s, I was with my mother and my sister at home in El Carmen de Atrato Chocó of Colombia, South America. My mother received a scary call from one of her friends. A military group had come into the town. The armed soldiers were burning houses and shooting people indiscriminately. My mother’s friend told her to hide with us under the beds if we wanted to survive. People were running like crazy. Buildings were destroyed. I vividly remember dead bodies on the floor. The attack continued for days. It was gruesome! Still, it…

25-Year-Old Zimbabwean Education Activist Vee Kativhu Raising Advocacy for Girls’ Education 

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Varaidzo (Vee) Kativhu, a 25-year-old education activist from Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, has been making waves with her impactful work in advocating for girls’ education and empowerment. Founder of Empowered By Vee, a youth empowerment organization, Vee utilizes her social media platform, boasting over 300,000 followers, to provide practical study advice and uplift underprivileged and underrepresented young people worldwide to realize their academic potential. Vee’s journey as an education activist has been marked by numerous accolades and honors, including being appointed as a Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations. She holds degrees from Oxford…

Adedayo Fashanu. O, TANTV CEO, Megan Grant, President and CEO, Louis Vuitton Americas

Backed by Pharrell, Meeting With Louis Vuitton & VISA Executives — Adedayo Fashanu Unveils TANTV’s Next Big Move

Who knew that achieving greatness starts with simply showing up? Everything else begins to align with that first step. Being in Pharrell’s orbit has sparked an uninterrupted creative flow in me—as a visionary, a founder, and a builder—and his investment in TANTV has further accelerated this transformative journey. Access to high-level rooms…

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Joining Forces: How These Black Women in Media Inspire Inclusion 

In preparation for International Women’s Day 2024, I felt compelled to delve into the perspective of Black women colleagues in the media industry on the theme of “Inspire Inclusion.” Although time constraints limited my reach, the insights I gathered illuminated a crucial aspect of our collective journey. In the American…

2025 AI Summit in Paris: Key Takeaways and Global Impact

The 2025 AI Summit in Paris marked a critical moment in the global dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI), bringing together world leaders, tech innovators, and policymakers to address the opportunities and challenges posed by AI. While the summit highlighted groundbreaking advancements, it also revealed deep international divisions over AI governance…

Prosper Africa, USAID to Support Black Businesses

USAID and Prosper Africa have joined forces with the National Alliance for Black Business to strengthen trade ties between the United States and Africa by connecting Black entrepreneurs across the Pan-African diaspora. Representing the former parties, USAID Counselor Clinton White signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the 124th National…

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