Developing Minorities in STEM
If we want America to succeed in the 21st century, making sure we offer the nation’s students a world-class education is more than a moral obligation, it’s an economic imperative. In the long term, our country faces a stark choice: we can invent and manufacture the clean energy technologies of tomorrow in America for export around [...]
Read MorePush for More Women and Minority Entrepreneurs
There are a growing number of efforts to help women and minorities become entrepreneurs and get funding for their start-ups in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. San Francisco accelerator NewME, which focuses on women, African-American and Latino entrepreneurs, is expanding through meet-up groups in the U.S. and abroad. Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and some Silicon Valley [...]
Read MoreSilicon Valley Boot Camp Aims To Boost Diversity
If there is a founding ethos in the world of high-tech startups, it’s this: The idea is everything. Facebook’s initial public offering might have seemed like the perfect illustration. A simple concept, conceived by a college student, became a $100 billion empire in just 8 years. But if you look around California’s Silicon Valley, ideas [...]
Read MoreBlackGirlsCode Raise $21,000 to Fund Summer Code Program for Minority Girls
Black Girls Code, an organization that encourages minority girls ages 7 to 17 to pursue computer science fields and teaches them how to code, IndieGoGo campaign recently came to a close. The organization was able to surpass its $18,500 goal raising just over $21,000. Only having raised $8,000 two days before the campaign was over, [...]
Read MoreUnderrepresented Groups in Technology
I want to share an idea that’s been rattling around my head for a while. I figure, if I get it out and make it public, I’ll have to follow through. I might even find a few people who are interested in the idea as well, and that would be great too. Let me start [...]
Read MoreFacebook Plans to Add Women to Its Board to Add Diversity, But What About African-Americans?
Facebook is seeking to add directors, including at least one woman who can add diversity to its all-male board, according to a Bloomberg article posted earlier this week. The tech giant has been criticized for its lack of diversity in employment specifically on its director board. But according to Bloomberg, Facebook has been working with executive-recruiting firm Spencer Stuart in search of [...]
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