Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month

by Curtis Baker on 9/1/10 | Posted in: Sickle Cell Disease

This month, numerous charitable organizations will be acknowledging Sickle Cell Disease by promoting awareness and education. Many Black Americans live with this disease everyday. If you know someone suffering from this disease, please take time to speak to them about it. Now is a great time to learn about the disease and become an active supporter. For events click.. Continue >



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The Case to Define Fair Housing

by Curtis Baker on 9/1/10 | Posted in: Education, Government

Comedian and midday co-host of The Michael Baisden Show, George Willborn, is in the midst of a fair housing predicament. Willborn and his family were seeking housing, felt they had found it, and moved accordingly. However, at the last instance; the sellers of the home would not sign the purchase contract. Why? It seems the color of Willborn’s skin was the motivating factor. Continue >



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The JOBA Group Android App is Coming!!

by Curtis Baker on 8/10/10 | Posted in: JOBA, Technology

I have been wanting to develop a mobile app for The JOBA Group for awhile. My obvious limitation is poor knowledge of JavaScript and supporting languages. Now that Google has released App Inventor for Android, these limitations have disappeared. The new service allows anyone familiar with web interaction to build and publish Android apps. You can expect our app very soon!



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SexyTech: Sprint EVO 4G – REVIEW

by Curtis Baker on 7/19/10 | Posted in: Technology

I have owned the Sprint HTC Evo since it launched on June 4th. After a month of tweaking and exploring the Google Android 2.1 OS with HTC’s Sense, I have to say this is one solid smart phone! The Evo is America’s first commercially available 4G device, and Sprint has a lot riding on its success. The Evo has been so successful this far, you can’t find it anywhere! Click continue for my full review. Continue >



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Venture Capital for Minority Tech Interests

by Curtis Baker on 7/14/10 | Posted in: JOBA, Technology

I am a frequent visitor of techcrunch.com. And lately, I have noticed the large amount of coverage the site lends to venture capital funding. Start-ups in the technology sector are booming with secured funding from various sources. The attention to venture capital data may just be the nature of the Techcrunch beast. But it is impressive! How can we get a piece of that pie? Continue >



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