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Part of Black Enterprise’s TechConneXt event in Silicon Valley included a hackathon. A portmanteau of “hacking†and “marathon,†hackathons are events in which computer programmers create apps over a period of 24 hours or more. Hackathons test the mettle of developers and are great ways for those studying app development in school to test their skills.
The president of Purdue University thinks that black scholars are ‘rare creatures’. Unfortunately, you read that correctly. In late November, Mitch Daniels, president of Perdue University announced that he would be recruiting a black academic who he referred to as “one of the rarest creatures in America..."
Outlier.org, Urban Assembly, and New York City Public Schools are announcing a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at expanding access to financial accounting education for high school students in the New York area.
December 1, 2016 marks the 28th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, which is observed every year and is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. World AIDS Day has been held since 1988 as an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against the disease, show their support for people living with the disease, and to remember those who have died from the disease.
A viral TikTok of a woman hurling a racial slur at two Black men in Healdsburg, California has resulted in a city-wide response.
