#BlackinAmerica Becomes Trending Topic on Twitter
With much anticipation leading up to CNN’s Black in America 4, the show finally aired last night. Black in America: The Promised Land, Silicon Valley was an inside look at the NewMe Accelerator that took place this summer. Soledad O’Brien investigated the presence of African-American’s technology, or lack there of and the experiences that black [...]
Read MoreDrama: Why Arrington is NOT a Racist and Don’t Believe the Hype
You know that I must have a lot on the brain if I’m coming out of hiatus from writing I just wanted to address a few things, mainly because I feel like the potential for overwhelmingly negativity associated with being black in technology (and in silicon valley) is looming. When we were organizing the NewME Accelerator we [...]
Read MoreSix Minutes to Pitch the Silicon Valley Elite
Every morning entrepreneur Hajj Flemings wakes up and heads to his favorite coffee shop in downtown Mountain View, Calif., to prep for one of the most important presentations of his career. On Thursday, the 39-year old Detroit native will have six minutes to present his fledgling startup venture to a roster of Silicon Valley’s top [...]
Read MoreCNN’s Black In America Online
CNN’s Black in America television special attracted as many as 2.6 million viewers in a single sitting. Despite its success, CNN has yet to take full advantage of what has the potential to be a marquee brand online. It would be to the widely-acclaimed cable news channel’s benefit to take one of the following steps [...]
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