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Blacks in Technology

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Web success Kathryn Finney focuses on getting black women into tech

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From Black Enterprise:

Attention tech entrepreneurs: If you’ve never heard of Kathryn Finney before, then pay attention; she is someone you should know…

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Tech evangelist Adria Richards speaks out on social media 'shaming'

Janel Martinez, BlackEnterprise.com
Richards’ decision to out PyCon conference attendees, who made sexual innuendos while sitting behind her, sparked a massive online debate and social media controversy. One of the jokesters was fired, and Richards was let go from SendGrid shortly after.
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Top 10 blacks in technology to look out for in 2013

Lauren DeLisa Coleman
Here are 10 people to watch in the digital space that we bet the mainstream tech community has overlooked. Hip, bright, innovative, provocative -- and now made even more visible.
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Racism in technology: not a thing of the past?

What can be done about persistent racism in technology?

Lauren deLisa Coleman
ANALYSIS - Often, conversations initiated about such concerns are pushed aside with many techies even becoming aggressive when questioned about the current lack of diversity within the industry...
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Black Girls Hack holds first non-profit hackathon for African-Americans

Lawrence Watkins
Black Girls Hack is the first non-profit hackathon series specifically targeting the African-American tech community.
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Black tech entrepreneur shares top 5 business tips

Lawrence Watkins
ANALYSIS - Here are five important lessons that I’ve learned over the past few years that will make your journey into tech entrepreneurship a lot smoother...
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TheGrio's 100: Anthony Frasier, inner city dropout succeeds in Silicon Valley

Keosha Johnson
theGRIO's 100 - Anthony Frasier, through determination and hard work, has become a formidable player in the online gaming world by founding a site called The Koalition...
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