An optimistic view on diversity in IT, all the way from Brazil
by Black Digerati
On December 10, 2009 myself and Abi from Noire Digerati and nine of our DePaul University computer science classmates were at the Chamber of Commerce Brazil to meet the chamber president as well as hear presentations from members of their tech community/incubator ACATE. The first presenter was Rodrigo Lossio, a Technology Journalist who is also [...]
Read MoreLand Rush Group founder Ejovi Nuwere interviewed on PBS TV’s Biz Kid
by Black Digerati
I can’t say enough about my boy Ejovi Nuwere, formally the CEO of startup SecurityLab Technologies. Ejovi Nuwere grew up impoverished in the Bed-Sty section of Brooklyn where he saw a close friend gunned down as a teenager and his mother succumb to drugs. Despite those obstacles, Ejovi went on to become a computer security professional at age 15 and went own to work for @stake (later acquired by Symantec), and ended up on the Businesweeks top 25 under 25 in 2005. Check out his PBS TV ‘Biz Kid’ video feature below:
Read MoreYouMedia Chicago in Action!
by Black Digerati
YouMedia Chicago is an innovative, 21st century learning space, housed at the Harold Washington Library, created to inspire collaboration and creativity among Chicago urban young adults as they work in groups on projects and learn vital digital media skills. I spent a brief moment in the YouMedia lab tonight, and let me tell you the design and setup of all the technology is really nice! And since Black Digerati is based in Chicago, we’re currently working on developing a relationship with the leadership at YouMedia to act as ‘technology mentors’ to some of the youth. More info on that to come, but in the meantime check out the video created by some of the youth as they tell the story of YouMedia:
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MultiMedia expert S. Craig Watkins talks about his new book ‘The Young And The Digital’
by Black Digerati
In this short video, fellow Black Digerati and Radio-Television-Film professor S. Craig Watkins talks about his new book ‘The Young and The Digital’, which explores digital natives dynamic engagement with social media, online games, mobile phones, and communities like Facebook and MySpace. Check out the video below:
Read MoreDigital Sisters Founder Shireen Mitchell Talks about Diversifying Apps
by Black Digerati
In this short video, Digital Sisters founder Shireen Mitchell is speaking on a panel about how to question designers on diversifying apps that can be valuable social software tools. In the video she gives an example of a question she posed to the developer of the ‘Are you safe?’ iPhone app. Check out the video below:
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