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Major Tech Firms Refuse to Share Data About Workplace Diversity

Even Facebook doesn't want the public to know how pitiful their diversity numbers really are

Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and others block access to their diversity numbers

By Makkada B. Selah

Posted: March 26, 2013 Tags: Silicon Valley, Technology, Workplace Diversity

‘Black in America’: Curtiss Pope, One Year Later

Former Microsoft programmer talks about his hometown, Silicon Valley

BlackEnterprise.com visits with tech founder Curtiss Pope to see what he’s been up to one…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: November 16, 2012 Tags: AisleFinder, Black In America 4: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley, NewMe Accelerator, Silicon Valley, Technology

As a black woman, Tiffani Bell, founder of Pencil You In, is a rarity in Silicon Valley.

‘Black in America’: Tiffani Bell, One Year Later

Howard University computer science graduate looks back at what she's gained from the NewMe Accelerator

BlackEnterprise.com caught up with the tech entrepreneur Tiffani Bell to see what she’s been up…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: November 14, 2012 Tags: Black In America 4: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley, CNN, NewMe Accelerator, Silicon Valley, tech startups, Technology

Multi-racial business team sitting around an office boardroom

Push for More Investment in Minority Entreprenuers Emerges

Silicon Valley looks to diversify pool of black and Latino-owned companies

By Gerren Keith Gaynor

Posted: August 29, 2012 Tags: angel investors, Diversity, Silicon Valley, venture capitalists

Digital Renaissance: 3 Signs Detroit Is the Next Tech Hub

The former automotive center is quickly becoming a go-to tech destination

Detroit is shaking things up a bit, taking its creative roots and recreating a space…

By Hajj Flemings

Posted: April 11, 2012 Tags: Adam Bain, Dan Gilbert, Detroit, Detroit Labs, Detroit Venture Partners, Hajj Flemings, hiredMyway, M@dison Building, New York City, Silicon Valley, Skidmore Studio, Twitter, United States Patent and Trademark Office, UpTo

Hadiyah Mujhid, Nnena Ukuku, Monique Woodard, and Chris Bennett started Black Founders to increase the numbers of successful black entrepreneurs in technology

Black Founders Ring in the Year With Hack Day

With entrepreneurship at its core, BF serves as a resource for black technology startups

Sponsored by Black Founders, an organization dedicated to making black startups a common occurrence, Hack…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: January 25, 2012 Tags: Black Founders, Hack Day, Hadiyah Mujhid, Imaginary Feet, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Jackson, Seer Technologies, Silicon Valley, startups, Technology, Vivek Wadhwa

TechCrunch TV Talks Diversity in Silicon Valley With Navarrow Wright

Aol’s TechCrunch TV sat down with Interactive One CTO and Global Grind co-founder Navarrow Wright…

By timmhotep aku

Posted: December 29, 2011 Tags: Black In America 4: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley, Interactive One, Silicon Valley

All [a Tech Guy] Wants For Christmas is…

Tech expert Hajj Flemings lets you scan his Christmas wish list for inspiration

What do you get the techie who has everything for the holidays? Here are some…

By Hajj Flemings

Posted: December 8, 2011 Tags: 2011 Holiday Guide Gallery, Amazon, Black In America 4: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley, Christmas, CNN, Eric Ries, Hajj Flemings, iPhone, Kindle Fire, NewMe Accelerator Program, Silicon Valley, startup, The lean Startup, wireless

November 13, 2011 was a historical day for Blacks in tech as CNN's Black In America 4: The New Promised Land: Silicon Valley aired. The documentary followed eight entrepreneurs from around the country who relocated to Silicon Valley in the summer to launch their Web tech start-ups as part of the NewME Accelerator Program.
The documentary alone will not create a 100% meritocracy in Silicon Valley but has sparked discussion that didn't exist about Black Web tech start-ups. Kloudco founder Hank Williams did an interesting analyst in his "Tech Industry Silence is Deafening on #BlackInAmerica" post. Only three people from Rob Schoble's Influential Tech Industry list joined the discussion. With #BlackInAmerica being a trending topic the night of the doc’s premier, it’s not likely these tech savvy people missed it. As a note, popular start-up publication, TechCrunch, which routinely reports on the demo days and does extensive profiles of the other accelerator participants, didn't mention it at all. In response, here’s my 5-point recap. —Hajj Flemings

5-Point Recap of CNN’s Black In America 4

What steps need to happen to increase our presence in Silicon Valley

Following the premier of CNN’s Black in America 4: The New Promised Land: Silicon Valley,…

By Hajj Flemings

Posted: November 17, 2011 Tags: angel investors, Black in America, Black in America: The New Promised Land, CNN, Hank Williams, hashtag, Kloudco, Michael Arrington, NewMe Accelerator Program, Rob Schoble, Silicon Valley, STEM, TechCrunch, Twitter, venture capitalists

UBR Spotlight: Data Solutions & Technologies CEO Deborah Scott Thomas

More on the entrepreneurs, business strategies and economic news on The Urban Business Roundtable

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable: Deborah Scott Thomas, the president and CEO of…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: November 16, 2011 Tags: Bahiyah Shabazz, Black in America: The New Promised Land, blacks and technology, blacks in STEM, CNN, Data Solutions and Technologies, Deborah Scott Thomas, Shabazz Management Group, Silicon Valley, Soledad O'Brien, STEM, tech entrepreneurs, The Urban Business Roundtable

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