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Lizzo is a tech girlie, now — and we’re here for it. For Logitech’s latest creative campaign, and in true Lizzo fashion, she is seated behind a computer screen sporting a vibrant tulle dress and soon becomes engulfed by Logitech’s newest innovation. And while she chose a tech company to debut her next single, she admits to Forbes she is not the most digital tech-savvy. “The hardware and me don’t get along,” she said. Nonetheless, the experience served as a reminder that technology is a bridge to connect with others. “So it was really a great metaphor of me being, like, ‘How do you work this camera,’ and then I get swooped into this world to be free and then dance and then fly into the sky and bear witness to all of these other great creators and connect with them and be in wonder with them,” Lizzo said, according to Forbes.
Darold “DJ” Kelly Jr.’s life was turned upside down when he was expelled from college for crimes he did not commit. Since reclaiming his innocence, Kelly has been focused on building an association to serve Black cybersecurity professionals. Born in Washington, D.C., Kelly was raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland. During his tenure at Howard University (HU) where he was studying political science, Kelly was “accused of violence” as he describes it, and he was ultimately expelled from the prominent HBCU in 2016. Kelly was three months shy of graduating from HU when he was forced to halt his educational journey, HBCU Buzz reported. “My story isn’t necessarily popular, that’s just what it is, and it was during a really bad time to get accused of violence.” Kelly told AfroTech in a video interview. “But I was accused of violent acts I never committed.” After being convicted, Kelly appealed his case and all of the charges were ultimately vacated in 2019. While he got his innocence...