This Organization is Focused on Creating a National Black Tech Ecosystem
Black Tech Mecca, an organization based out of Chicago, recently received two grants to help expand their vision of creating a national black tech ecosystem....
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National Urban League: Silicon Valley Slow In Hiring Blacks Despite Our High Use of Tech
The National Urban League released its annual State of Black America for 2018, which has African Americans missing about 28% of the full equality pie....
Gigster Pairs Smart Developers With Designers Using Artificial Intelligence
What differentiates Gigster is that clients aren’t just hiring freelancers, but rather an entire engineering department....
Black Tech Founder Presence Increased at CES 2018…But We Need More
I am happy to report that CES 2018 may have had some of the highest representation of diverse companies that I can anecdotally remember....
Bandbasher Allows Artists to Build their Industry Network through the Platform
As an artist, you need someone who’s on the same page, who’s going through the same struggles, to motivate you....
Black Culture Mobile App Game Lets You Be a Player or Hater
If you're looking for a new game to play this holiday season, one that will have everyone laughing out loud, try TipOff. This fun, cell...
On Being Black, Gay, and Male in the Tech Industry
“I wanted to make sure we showed the diversity of possibilities within technology,” says the founder of a platform for the empowerment of black gay...
The Official Black Wall Street App is Bringing Black Businesses to You
Official Black Wall Street, a marketplace app created by Mandy Bowman is for both consumers, to buy black and business owners to sell black....
This Young Black Robotics Engineer and CEO Just Landed a Sweet Deal with Apple
Reach Robotics will sell its line of MekaMon real-life gaming robots in Apple’s flagship U.S. and UK stores as of November 16....
What Happens When Companies Create a Diverse Workforce?
According to Wayne Sutton of Change Catalyst, "diverse companies have higher productivity, low turnover and are more profitable."...