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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…

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Advance Nuclear Energy X-Energy Bets Big on Maryland Amid Concerns About Small Modular Reactors

Advanced-reactor developer X-energy will move its headquarters to Gaithersburg and open a new test-and-training center in Frederick, promising 525 new jobs and cementing Maryland’s bid to lead the next wave of clean-energy manufacturing. However, skepticism around small modular reactor (SMR) economics, waste output, and licensing timelines has drawn sharp criticism from analysts…

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The Top 50 Best Companies to Work for in the U.S. in 2024

If you’re looking to boost your career in the U.S., there are 50 best companies where you can thrive and advance professionally according to LinkedIn’s ranking of top large workplaces to grow your career in 2024. LinkedIn used data on promotion rates and skill development among employees to rate each…

U.S. Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Exclusive Grants for Black Women Entrepreneurs

On Saturday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a conservative group's request to temporarily block a Black-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs. In a tight 2-1 decision, judges approved the motion for an injunction stating that Fearless Funds' practices are "racially discriminatory." This…

TANTV Celebrates National Black Business Month

In recent years, the rise of black-owned businesses in the United States has been nothing short of remarkable. As part of the celebration of #NationalBlackBusinessMonth in August 2023, TANTV, the leading editorial and subscription streaming service catering to the Africans and multicultural global diaspora, is gearing up to shine a…

Succession! Rupert Murdoch Steps Down as Fox and News Corp. Chairman

Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-born American media mogul and investor, has announced his resignation as the Chairman of both Fox Corporation and News Corp. Murdoch, through his influential company News Corp, has ownership of an extensive array of publishing outlets globally, encompassing notable names like The Sun, The Times, The Wall…

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