Black Techies Find the Industry Elusive
Despite the high number of Black technology consumers and users on popular social networking sites like Twitter, African-Americans are lagging behind in the creation of successful technology start-ups and work in the field of technology.
African-Americans make up just one percent of internet company founders nationally and, on average, Black founders raise less than half the amount of funding as companies headed by whites and Asians. Many say it is this inability to secure funding that has stalled Black tech achievement.
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Category: Diversity, Featured | Tags: African Americans, black founders, Consumers, Social Networking, Startups, Technology
