Bouncing off the plan to create a modern-day Green Book, a guide for African Americans who were seeking places they could safely reside during the Jim Crow period, ANJEL Tech was bloomed. Designed by James A. Samuel, Jr. alongside his wife Evelyn Samuel in October of 2020, the powerful body camera is designed to turn one’s smartphone into a lifeline. As a Black woman, when ANJEL Tech was brought to my attention, I was automatically intrigued. Every day, when I scroll through social media, another Black woman is missing and there appear to be no traces of her whereabouts. According to reports, last year alone nearly 183,000 Black individuals went missing and of those nearly 100,000 Black women vanished. These statistics are frightening when you consider the cries of these individuals are often met with silence and their families left with unanswered questions. ANJEL Tech puts the power back into the hands of victims and their families by storing live streams of the incident into a...

To enhance customer experience and program execution, Black & Veatch just announced digital strategist and technology leader, Irvin Bishop, Jr., as their Chief Information Officer (CIO), in a press release . The move comes as the company works to increase focus on analytics, robust customer experience programs, digital transformation, and the acceleration of distributed projects, workforces, and assets. “Irvin has a strong record of driving innovation to effectively implement digital transformation, improve the customer experience and deliver bottom-line performance in emerging companies as well as within the world’s leading brands,” said Black & Veatch CEO, Steve Edwards, according to the release. “His focus on transformative technologies enabled some of the world’s most recognized brands to strengthen relationships with clients, partners, and consumers, and will be critical to supporting Black & Veatch’s global growth strategies.” Bringing with him a unique blend of technology and...