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June 3, 2021
Sen. Cory Booker leads the push to get Google and its parent company to probe how they or their products…
2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones - Arrivals
June 2, 2021
According to a recent report, Ava DuVernay's Array has parted with Google for a $500,000 feature film grant. Reportedly available…
(FILE PHOTO) Singer Luther Vandross Dies At Age 54
April 20, 2021
The tech company honored the Eight-time Grammy Award-winning singer with a vibrant animated short set to his own music. Luther…
Google To Open Spaces For Mass Vaccination Sites And Promote Vaccine Education
March 9, 2021
Multiple current and past employees of the tech company claimed to have been sent away by the human resources department.
March 5, 2021
The company uses a school-ranking system in its recruitment of college students for its programs, but HBCUs aren't included in…
Justice Department Announces Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
February 21, 2021
Black college students in the program said they sufferred culture clashes, disorganization, and microagressions from Google employees.
Trading Platform Robinhood Fined 65 Million By Securities And Exchange Commission
January 29, 2021
Google removed 100,000 negative Robinhood reviews from upset users. On Wednesday the app had about four out of five stars,…
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January 28, 2021
Apple says it will roll out a new privacy control in the spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing…
January 16, 2021
Podcasting "plays a particularly outsized role" in propagating white supremacy, according to a 2018 report from the Anti-Defamation League.
January 10, 2021
Apple and Amazon are joining Google in removing Parler, the social media network favored by Trump supporters, from their services.
Justice Department Announces Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
December 23, 2020
Producer Peter Cottontale was tapped to do a song for Year in Search by Google and he chose to amplify…
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November 9, 2020
Pharaoh's Conclave is one of the startup Black businesses selected to be a part of Google’s Black Founders Fund and…
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October 20, 2020
The DOJ is expected to file a lawsuit alleging Google abused its dominance in online search to stifle competition and…
October 18, 2020
Aaron Fender, the cofounder of an Atlanta-based, Black-owned coffee company, will be receiving $50,000 from Google's new initiative.
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July 24, 2020
Researchers found that Google's keyword search tool had a malfunction that consistently connected race with hundreds of pornographic suggestions.
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May 14, 2020
Former and current employees of Google are accusing the company of rolling back their diversity programs to please conservatives and…
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January 31, 2020
Google has listed its most searched Black figures and topics just in time for Black History Month and the people…
Issa Rae
October 11, 2019
Insecure star Issa Rae is the latest celebrity to lend her voice to be featured as a Google Assistant, after…
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October 5, 2019
Atlanta officials have questions for Google. Did the technology giant target Black homeless people in the city to improve their…
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August 16, 2019
A former Google employee alleges the organization's racist culture was so pervasive that he “never stopped feeling the burden of…