Dec 13, 2021 | Education, Technology, Women
A range of organizations across the tech ecosystem — tech companies, colleges and universities, professional societies, and government agencies — should take steps to improve the representation of women of color in tech fields and careers, says a new...
Nov 29, 2021 | Investment, Technology
In an unprecedented move, NAACP partners with venture-backed technology company Hello Alice to support the NAACP’s proactive mission of improving the lives of African Americans and their communities through increased economic opportunities and building...
Nov 29, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Health, Technology
When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them Black — visited the platform in the first two weeks. “It wasn’t the most fully functioning platform,” recalls Wisdom, 31. “It was not sexy.” But the...
Nov 1, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Technology
The NAACP has sealed a partnership with Hello Alice, and it’s a pinnacle moment for Black entrepreneurs. In hopes of creating a new future for Black businesses, the civil rights organization will be acquiring an ownership stake in one of the...
Aug 30, 2021 | Equity, Media, Technology
Black workers are underrepresented in technology careers. In the U.S., people who self-identify as Black make up 12.4 percent of the population, but just 7.4 percent of the tech industry workforce, and women of color overall accounted for just 4 percent. While Black...
Aug 23, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Technology, Women
Apple’s senior director of worldwide developer marketing, Esther Hare, talks about the Apple Entrepreneur Camp program in a new interview and the need for more women and Black developers in the community. In an interview with the Brazilian newspaper O GLOBO, Hare...
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