Andra Day will perform “Strange Fruit” tonight at the NAACP Image Awards on TV One as part of the Equal Justice Initiative’s Lynching In America movement. EJI collaborated with Google last year to bring their research about lynching in America online for millions to access. Day recorded Billie Holiday’s 1939Continue Reading
Chance The Rapper non-profit organization SocialWorks has connected with Google to bring computer science education to Chicago Public Schools. SocialWorks was started last year by Chance The Rapper, Justin Cunningham and Essence Smith CPS Alumni to support Chicago Public Schools arts programs. Google announced a $1 million grant to SocialWorksContinue Reading
(Los Angeles) - October 19, 2017 – Last week, Google, in partnership with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), Bella Graham Consulting, Eileen Kahn Consulting and TheRoot.com hosted “Dress Code,” a tech-meets-fashion event designed to show high school teens that computer science can take many forms. Hosted by actress/singer/model Cierra Ramirez clad in an LED dress, “Dress Code” featuredContinue Reading
Google is celebrating the 44th anniversary of hip-hop today with an interactive doodle on its homepage. Kool Herc’s party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx 44 years ago is cited as the crystallization of influences that became known as hip-hop. Google’s keyword team spoke with Kevin Burke, Ryan GermickContinue Reading