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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

By: Sherrell Dorsey
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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

By: Tyler Young
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Google’s Code Next Program Brings Coding Education to Harlem

Google’s Code Next Program Brings Coding Education to Harlem

By: Mary Jo Madda
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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

By: Jenna Milliner-Waddell
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Can Civic Technology Work in an Era of Incivility?

Can Civic Technology Work in an Era of Incivility?

By: Mary Mazzoni
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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

By: Mary Mazzoni
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Bias In Maternal AI Could Hurt Expectant Black Mothers

Bias In Maternal AI Could Hurt Expectant Black Mothers

By: Omotayo Banjo
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The Rise of Black-Owned Co-Working Spaces

The Rise of Black-Owned Co-Working Spaces

By: Sherrell Dorsey
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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

By: Tyler Young
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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

By Tyler Young
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These Formerly Incarcerated Entrepreneurs Are Trying to Keep People Out of Prison

These Formerly Incarcerated Entrepreneurs Are Trying to Keep People Out of Prison

By Mary Mazzoni
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This 27-year-old Founder Launched a VC Firm in Africa to Make Private-Investing More Accessible

This 27-year-old Founder Launched a VC Firm in Africa to Make Private-Investing More Accessible

By Jenna Milliner-Waddell
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Lennie Carter is Retooling Digital Mental Health Services

Lennie Carter is Retooling Digital Mental Health Services

By Kassidy Brown
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A Rare Retinal Disease Diagnosis Led Him to Develop New Assistive Tech for the Visually Impaired

A Rare Retinal Disease Diagnosis Led Him to Develop New Assistive Tech for the Visually Impaired

By Jenna Milliner-Waddell
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Etosha Cave is Revitalizing Our Approach to Carbon Emissions

Etosha Cave is Revitalizing Our Approach to Carbon Emissions

By Kassidy Brown
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Aniyia Williams Solved the Hardware Game and Wants More Founders of Color to Enter the Space

Aniyia Williams Solved the Hardware Game and Wants More Founders of Color to Enter the Space

By Tyler Young
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A Middle School Friendship Led to the Engineering of a Visual Recognition Tech Company

A Middle School Friendship Led to the Engineering of a Visual Recognition Tech Company

Dr. Nashlie Sephus and Ivan Walker were born and raised in Jackson, MS. Nashlie credits her 8th-grade science teacher for introducing her…
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An (Almost) Comprehensive List of Black-Owned Co-Working Spaces

An (Almost) Comprehensive List of Black-Owned Co-Working Spaces

We’ve been collecting the names and locations of co-working spaces owned or co-owned by African Americans in the U.S.
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