Blacks in Tech

Congressional Caucus on Black Innovation debuts on Capitol Hill

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Ex-Google employee alleges discrimination in new lawsuit against tech giant

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Building Black wealth matters

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

President Obama launches ‘take your child to the lab’ week

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is launching a version of “take your child to work day” that’s focused on
/ February 28, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Facebook, #YesWeCode make a splash at the Essence Music Festival

theGRIO REPORT – Social media giant Facebook has teamed up with the non-profit #YesWeCode as a sponsor of a hackathon and a Tech Village, which is expected to get 500,000 visitors during the event-filled weekend.
/ July 6, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

How to fix Google's dismal diversity issue

OPINION – As Google mentioned, yes, there is a pipeline issue with adding more diversity. However, when will the argument go beyond that “safe” statement and include tangible strategies to ensure the tech landscape is more diverse?
/ June 2, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

SXSW: Blacks in Tech panel voting

theGRIO REPORT – The voting process for the music and media festival South By Southwest’s (SXSW) Blacks in Technology panel discussion is currently open…
/ September 4, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

The Budget Fashionista Kathryn Finney focuses on getting black women into tech

From Black Enterprise: Attention tech entrepreneurs: If you’ve never heard of Kathryn Finney before, then pay attention; she is someone you should
/ April 13, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Black Girls Hack holds first non-profit hackathon targeting African-Americans in tech

Black Girls Hack is the first non-profit hackathon series specifically targeting the African-American tech community.
/ November 22, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

5 things I have learned as a black tech entrepreneur

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…
/ June 27, 2012