Tech diversity

Shila Nieves Burney has had enough of being rebuffed, although she doesn’t fear it. “I’m a lot older than the typical entrepreneur,” she quips. But righteous indignation seeps through her…

There’s lots of talk around the tech industry’s diversity issues. Media and pundits debate: Is it a pipeline issue? Is it lack of access? Is it preconceived bias?  One new…

In a time where the country’s mantra is to create more jobs, the tech industry has reached an opposing inflection point — according to the non-profit Code.org, there are simply…

One of the first things that many companies like to do when they begin to incorporate diversity into their culture is create a program or department with a person to…

Media giant Turner has solidified a partnership with startup hub Atlanta Tech Village to cross-collaborate and promote diversity in innovation. It’s the latest move by the fourth largest startup hub…

North Carolina already performs well as a good place to land for entrepreneurs of color — Durham is ranked a top city for black-owned businesses and plays host to the…

Spelman College student Brianna Fugate had put in time as a volunteer with Black Girls Code, at a Google immersive summer program, and in her classes as a computer science major.…

This is about more than jobs. It’s about economic opportunity for all Americans. Right now America has over 500,000 open tech jobs — by 2020 this number will grow to…