These trying times have affected the global economy, leaving many business owners searching for ways to keep their company afloat. As we continue to navigate through economic downturns, it is important to stay ahead of the curve to ensure success. One of the best strategies to do this is by leveraging search engine optimization (SEO)...
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People are still out there wishing death on high schoolers for their college choices
We learned a lot in 2020, most of it sad and depressing. In the moments when we weren’t terrified, mourning, angry, or all of the above, some of us might have turned on sporting events once the UFC got back to broadcasting events and the NBA concluded the 2019-20 season in The Bubble. Sports looked...
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Why Data is Reshaping SEO and Digital Marketing
There is a lot of buzz around the term “data” and for good reason. Data is the lifeblood of business intelligence and decision-making, and it’s essential for effective SEO. In order to understand how data drives SEO, you need to first have a basic understanding of what data is. Data is simply a collection of...
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Ken Blackwell: Big Tech May Be Canceling More Than Just Your Voice
Americans are aware Big Tech has been censoring, shadow banning, and/or de-platforming people for years. These social media sites regularly suppress information they don’t like, and outright ban those with views that are antithetical to their ideology. The argument from the political right and the left is basically that Congress should regulate these entities. Conservatives...
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A New Direction: Black Industrial Firm Invests 100K in African-American Start-Up Because ‘Black Businesses Should Pull Others Forward’
Courtesy Jeffrey Allen When the seed for the Black economic commerce website Ebonomy was planted nearly two years ago, brothers Jeffrey and Clayton Allen knew there was a need to index Black-owned businesses. “The Black community needs a strong economic base,” Clayton Allen, Ebonomy’s Chief Technology Officer told Atlanta Black Star. “In order to engage in cooperative economics and...
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The Black Streak Kitchen App Will Change the Way Americans View Cooking and Nutrition
Do you consider yourself to be healthy? Statistics show that Type-2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity, is on the rise in America, especially among children. This alarming health trend, which disproportionately affects African-Americans, has led brothers Justin and Terry Raimey to invent the Black Streak Kitchen mobile app, which approaches cooking and nutrition education...
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‘Black Community Literally Saved Me’: Black-Owned Health Ride-Sharing App on Track to Earn $4.7 Million in 2019
When a homeless veteran walked up to opera singer Ja’Nese Jean in Atlanta’s Hurt Park, she didn’t expect him to complain. Jean was serving barbecue and sweets at a volunteering event to feed the homeless. “It sounded ungrateful,” Jean said in a recent phone interview with Atlanta Black Star. Ja’Nese Jean launched the Atlanta-based health...