Blacks In Tech (BiT) is a coalition of targeted technology organizations and industry thought leaders. Our primary objective is to to highlight the impact the African diaspora has in shaping innovation and growing technology-related industries, products and services.
Teresa Fry Brown, Professor of Homiletics and Director of Black Church Studies at the Candler School of Theology says preachers must always have their heart, soul, and mind on the pulse of the community....
Forrest E Harris, Sr. is the new President of American Baptist College in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition, he is the Director of the Kelly Miller Smith institute on African American Church Studies and Assistant Dean for African American Church Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School.
In the midst of the massive shifts occurring in digital communication today, the New Media Project explores how pastors and lay leaders might employ new technologies to strengthen their communities.
Indeed African Americans utilize social media differently than their white counterparts. While African Americans represent approximately 12 percent of the U.S. population, 25 percent of blacks online used Twitter in May 2011. Recent numbers indicate that as many as 40 percent of Twitter users are African American.
If you are just delving into the world of Facebook, it might seem intimidating to take on another platform. Aside from the fact that Pinterest integrates with Facebook, making it surprisingly easy to do both without too much extra work, I would also argue that Pinterest might be valuable starting point for the social media novice.