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·Nov 5, 2018

Meet the First Black Woman Appointed as General Counsel of a Digital Currency Marketplace

By: Tyler Young HBUS, the exclusive U.S. strategic partner of blockchain asset solutions provider Huobi, recently named Tiffani McCoy as General Counsel. “My new role and responsibilities drive business and legal strategy for all HBUS company operations, including product dev and operations, corporate development, sales, marketing, finance, corporate governance, government…

Diversity

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Meet the First Black Woman Appointed as General Counsel of a Digital Currency Marketplace
Meet the First Black Woman Appointed as General Counsel of a Digital Currency Marketplace
Diversity

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·Oct 25, 2018

Google’s Code Next Program Brings Coding Education to Harlem

By: Mary Jo Madda for The Keyword Ninth grader Ayan Cooper’s entire family grew up in the Bronx, and as his mother will tell you, you can often find him playing video games or exploring Harlem, where he attends Promise Academy I High School. …

Education

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Google’s Code Next Program Brings Coding Education to Harlem
Google’s Code Next Program Brings Coding Education to Harlem
Education

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·Oct 16, 2018

‘Pose’ Star Angelica Ross is Amplifying the Voices of Transgender Tech Workers

By: Jenna Milliner-Waddell The breakout star of “Pose” is an outspoken advocate for transgender rights in front of the camera and behind the scenes, taking an untraditional path to train a community of tech workers. Angelica Ross is determined. You can see her resolve in the groundbreaking FX series Pose, in which Ross plays Candy, an outspoken transgender woman commanding respect in the 1980s-inspired New York ballroom scene. …

Diversity

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‘Pose’ Star Angelica Ross is Amplifying the Voices of Transgender Tech Workers
‘Pose’ Star Angelica Ross is Amplifying the Voices of Transgender Tech Workers
Diversity

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·Oct 10, 2018

Can Civic Technology Work in an Era of Incivility?

By: Mary Mazzoni — Even as civic tech startups launch and grow, founders of color and digital strategists find that today’s divided landscape present challenges to sustain a business based on the public’s willingness to engage in informed debates. With the midterm elections fast approaching, Americans are neck deep in political content. And if you feel you can’t click on an article or open a social media post without facing cringe-worthy diatribe in the comments section, you’re not alone.

Civic Tech

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Can Civic Technology Work in an Era of Incivility?
Can Civic Technology Work in an Era of Incivility?
Civic Tech

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·Oct 5, 2018

Black Tech Conferences Offer a Lifeline in a Predominantly White Industry

By: Sherrell Dorsey The Plug took a look at more than 15 annual Black tech conferences to understand if and how these niche conferences are shaping inclusive cultures within the tech industry. The atmosphere is reminiscent of a Black college homecoming. Graphic tees splattered with affirmations like “Black Billionaire in the Making” are in abundance, music thumps throughout the venue, and attendees shuffling between expo halls and panel discussions keep time on Apple watches. The VIP rooms are filled…

Tech

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Black Tech Conferences Offer a Lifeline in a Predominantly White Industry
Black Tech Conferences Offer a Lifeline in a Predominantly White Industry
Tech

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·Sep 21, 2018

This Tech Nonprofit Is Trying to Help Homeless People Get IDs

By: Mary Mazzoni Most chronically homeless people don’t have a valid ID and can’t afford to get one. A team of Atlanta entrepreneurs are out to break the ID barrier — which can bar homeless people from getting jobs, obtaining housing, and accessing vital government services. For most of us…

Homeless

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This Tech Nonprofit Is Trying to Help Homeless People Get IDs
This Tech Nonprofit Is Trying to Help Homeless People Get IDs
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·Sep 21, 2018

Bias In Maternal AI Could Hurt Expectant Black Mothers

By: Omotayo Banjo Black women experience worse maternal mortality rates than their white counterparts. Will machine learning make it worse or better? Giving birth in the United State can pose a fatal risk. This stark reality became evident to me immediately after I was discharged from a seven-week stay at a public hospital in Ohio, 34 weeks into my pregnancy. There, a team of doctors had monitored my fetus…

Maternal Health

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Bias In Maternal AI Could Hurt Expectant Black Mothers
Bias In Maternal AI Could Hurt Expectant Black Mothers
Maternal Health

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·Sep 21, 2018

The Rise of Black-Owned Co-Working Spaces

By: Sherrell Dorsey Entrepreneurs say these 56 offices offer a safe space for innovation. On February 1, 1960, four students marched to 134 South Elm Street in Greensboro, North Carolina, through the doors of F.W. Woolworth restaurant, and sat at the open counter to order lunch. But they were hungry in the wrong place. …

Coworking

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The Rise of Black-Owned Co-Working Spaces
The Rise of Black-Owned Co-Working Spaces
Coworking

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·Sep 12, 2018

Lessons from Village Capital’s Inaugural VC Pathways Report on Supporting Diverse Founders

By: Tyler Young Village Capital’s latest report, “Beyond the Friends and Family Round: How to Help Diverse Founders Build Social Capital,” provides an overview of its VC Pathways pilot program in conjunction with UBS. VC Pathways supports African American, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs by helping them gain access to seed-stage…

Startup

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Lessons from Village Capital’s Inaugural VC Pathways Report on Supporting Diverse Founders
Lessons from Village Capital’s Inaugural VC Pathways Report on Supporting Diverse Founders
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·Jul 24, 2018

This VR Founder Wants to Gamify Empathy to Reduce Racial Bias

By Tyler Young The tech industry, and companies like Starbucks, have spent millions of dollars to address implicit racial bias through diversity initiatives and racial sensitivity trainings. When Starbucks closed 8,000 of its stores in May for racial bias training, the company recognized it would take more than four hours…

Virtual Reality

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This VR Founder Wants to Gamify Empathy to Reduce Racial Bias
This VR Founder Wants to Gamify Empathy to Reduce Racial Bias
Virtual Reality

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