Shanique Yates

During the 2026 AFROTECH Conference, The Gathering Spot founders Ryan Wilson and TK Petersen talk about building from the ground up.

During the 2026 AFROTECH™ Conference, journalist Segun Oduolowu sat down with two health care professionals for a panel titled “Bad Data Is Costing Black Lives” to discuss how flawed data harms Black patients and how to push back on a health care system they say has long practiced systemic racism.

Funmi Monet, a licensed therapist turned fragrance expert, has launched a fragrance brand at Sephora. Monet, who says she was once told she didn’t have enough followers to build a fragrance brand, built an audience on TikTok and Instagram as a fragrance voice.

This year’s event is produced by Black Promoters Collective, a coalition of Black independent concert promotion and production companies in North America.

Black dancers are using the internet to build audiences, land paid work and make dance a career.

'Love & Hip Hop' alum Shekinah Jo celebrates three years of Revival Funeral Home, notes how she aims to transform the funeral business.

Hip-hop's moment began with DJ Kool Herc’s back to school jam at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in New York’s Bronx, and today it is estimated to be worth about $25 billion annually.

AfroTech Culture explores the win within taking popular Capcom game franchise, 'Street Fighter', to the box office as a live-action film.

Maxie J is using her platform to teach other women how to build e-commerce brands.ScaleCOM Club, an education platform for women building product-based e-commerce brands, is launching with Sell With Strategy, Sis, a live masterclass on the marketing framework Maxie has used to build her business.

Now that the Grace Hopper Celebration has been canceled for 2026, many people are wondering what happens next for women in tech.

As a finalist for the 10th annual UCLA Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, Doris Njagi is restoring Kenyan forests.

AfroTech Culture takes a peek into the recent Hollywood AI deals and what they mean for Black filmmakers and creatives like Lamar Richardson.

Being cast in a Tyler Perry production comes with more than just exposure. 'Doing Life' stars Jay Reeves and Naomi Baker open up about leveraging their role in the Tyler Perry film to grow in their careers.

'A Different World' reboot showrunner, Felicia Pride, discusses the business behind the cult classic's sequel series and hopes for its future.

Columbia College has officially banned electronic devices in all literature humanities and contemporary civilization courses.