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Editorial Note: Opinions and thoughts are the author’s own and not those of AFROTECH™. During Donald Trump’s second presidential campaign, his relationship with the tech industry was highlighted due to his budding relationship with Elon Musk , who spent $288 million to help elect Trump. While many people in tech believe this is when the federal government started to embrace the tech industry, the relationship with the federal government was started by former President Barack Obama during his campaign and subsequently expanded while he was in office. Obama first supported technology via social media on the presidential campaign trail in 2008. Facebook had been founded on Harvard University’s campus four years before his campaign, and due to its connection with the younger electorate, he leveraged it in a way not seen before, though it has been seen since with Donald Trump’s embrace of X. Obama’s campaign used Facebook to target younger voters, empower grassroots organizations, and...
Editorial Note: Opinions and thoughts are the author’s own and not those of AFROTECH™. Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been wreaking havoc on the American people, from their quest to gain access to sensitive information within the government to assisting President Donald Trump with his plan to lay off federal employees and dismantle government agencies like the Department of Education . Federal jobs were once a symbol of stable employment, but with mass layoffs and confusion surrounding what jobs still exist, that sentiment may not exist anymore. So far this year, about 200,000 federal workers have had their roles eliminated and 75,000 federal employees have been laid off, with more to come as DOGE continues to comb through federal agencies. Agencies have done hiring freezes, offered buyouts, and mass-fired workers. Some workers doubt that they will even receive the settlement that the administration is offering. Many of these attempts to cut down...
In the latest chapter of corporate America’s shifting stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), Aldi has made a quiet but telling move. While major retailers like Target and Walmart have faced public scrutiny for scaling back their DEI commitments, Aldi took a different route—silently scrubbing all DEI-related language from its U.S. careers page. No press release. No statement. Just gone. This move raises serious questions: Is Aldi trying to fly under the radar to avoid backlash? And more importantly, does this signal a broader corporate strategy of rolling back DEI without the headlines? A Quiet Move That Speaks Volumes As first reported by HR Brew, Aldi’s U.S. website no longer mentions DEI in its careers section, despite previously highlighting diversity and inclusion as part of its corporate values. While some companies have taken a more public approach—either defending their DEI commitments or backtracking in response to conservative pushback—Aldi’s decision to remove...
There are more than 1.3 million lawyers in the United States, one-fourth of them in two states: New York (188K) and California (170K). In 2013, lawyers of color were just 11%. A decade later, that total has almost doubled to 21%. However, the biggest increase within the minority lawyer community is with Asian American lawyers, not Black ones. In 2013, Black lawyers totaled 4.8%. Ten years later, the total was 5%. But for aspiring lawyers (and attorneys ) who are interested in joining that 5% (and helping to increase the number), becoming a paralegal is one step in that direction. Deciding Between A Career As A Lawyer, Attorney Or Professional Paralegal While interested legal students will be able to make the final decision about which path they want to go into, they should have a general idea about whether they want to be an attorney, a lawyer or a paralegal. There is a common misunderstanding that you have to do all three in order to work within the legal industry. That is...
Last year, a group of senators tried to encourage the government to hop in on regulating the use of AI with the Artificial Intelligence In Government Act . The press release noted the bill would seek to “improve the use of AI across the federal government by providing resources and directing federal agencies to include AI in data-related planning.” Although the original bill ended up stalling, it’s now been re-introduced by the same people: Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Kamala Harris (D-CA). Similar to before, the bill would hand out tasks to different government branches who’ll begin exploring and implementing the use of AI. For example, Engadget reported that the Office of Management and Budget would have to figure out strategies for using AI for federal data. An advisory board would be developed to tackle AI policy, Engadget added. Meanwhile, executive agencies would have to create plans that encourage the adoption of AI, while still...