
A Note from Tony Farmer, your host, Black Lives Matter Radio Show on the Inkandescent Radio Network — Say hello to James A. Samuel, Jr., the Founder & CEO of Pluribus Inc., a big data, geospatial analytics company headquartered in McLean, VA. “I founded Pluribus to lead the world in an entirely new industry: Identity-Based Navigation™,” explains the entrepreneur who with the skills and life experiences that uniquely qualify him to fulfill this vision.
On tonight’s show, we talk not only about the groundbreaking technology ANJEL.tech that he launched this year, but how his experience as a fighter pilot and the decades he spent in high-level positions in the Department of Defense set the stage for the company he is now growing.
James explains: “ANJEL Tech allows users to immediately began live streaming and transmitting footage to their family members when they are in any dangerous situation. The app appeals to the African American community because of what has been happening across the nation regarding police brutality. Additionally, it can be used to alert loved ones of other personal safety issues such as domestic abuse, elderly abuse, etc.”
“Because of ANJEL.Tech is cloud-based and geospatially-enabled; it allows users to immediately began live streaming and transmitting footage to their family members when they are in any dangerous situation,” James insists. “It appeals to the African American community because of what has been happening across the nation regarding police brutality. Additionally, it can be used to alert loved ones of other personal safety issues such as domestic abuse, elderly abuse, etc.”
James adds that he and his team initially created ANJEL.tech to help Black moms protect and save their kids’ lives. “One of the core missions of our app is to help more Black children live and grow into adulthood and meet expected life milestones such as school graduation, marriage, family/ children, career, homeownership, and so much more.”
A little background: James spent decades in the U.S. Department of Defense, culminating as a Tier-2 (2-Star General-equivalent) member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (SES). He has 30 years of federal service and has solved numerous national-level problems in increasing responsibility, scope, and complexity.
Education matters: James holds a B.S. in General Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, an M.A. in Information Technology from Webster University, and he completed his Executive Education at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Defense Intelligence Senior Professional. He is happily married to Dr. Evelyn Teague Samuel, and they reside in the suburbs of Washington, DC, with their two amazing young sons.
- Download our podcast interview now!
- Download the ANJEL Tech app in the (coming soon to the Google Play store.)
- Click here to learn more about ANJEL.tech.
- Click here to learn more about James’ Pluribus, Inc.
- And click here to read more about James in this feature on BlackNews.com.