RushmoreDrive was the first search engine aimed for the Black community, launched in April 2008 and dissolved in 2009. It was co-founded by Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., Kevin McFall, and Brad Gebert[1][2] It delivered a blend of mainstream search results plus a layer of more relevant search results influenced by the Black community.[3][4]

Company logo of the search engine
Company logo

RushmoreDrive News was a tool that attempted to help the Black community find news headlines from the World Wide Web, including well known Black media, blogs and countless relevant on-line voices, as well as recognized mainstream news sources.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Do African-Americans Need a Separate Search Engine?".
  2. ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 2008-04-28.
  3. ^ "Rushmore Drive.com: An address for African-Americans". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. ^ "RushmoreDrive offers search for black community". Reuters. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  5. ^ Newsweek