Boz Is the Wonder Woman Uber (and Diversity in Tech) Needs Now
Bozoma Saint John is poised to turn Uber’s bad press around, as well as the notion of who we think of when we think of...
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I Just Judged My First Black Girls Code Hackathon
Last Sunday, IÂ was asked to judge a Black Girls Code hackathon. The event, hosted by Colgate-Palmolive, was a glimpse into how truly innovative a diverse...
Lawsuit Alleges Tesla Turned Blind Eye to Racism
A California civil rights group filed a lawsuit against vehicle maker Tesla, alleging the company did not adequately respond to complaints from an African American...
Farewell Facebook: Bärà A. Williams Joins StubHub
Stubhub hires Facebook’s internet.org [solar-powered airplane] purchasing and procurement legal savant talent as Head of Business Operations, North America....
The Road to TechConneXt: Stewart Butterfield, CEO, Slack
Perhaps no technological advancement has contributed more to the decline of email, changing the way we collaborate and communicate at work, than Slack. Slack CEO...
TaskRabbit Implements African American Inclusion Plan
"...shining a light on ways to expand the great talent of black individuals..."...
Ex-Twitter Engineer Rants About Diversity, Gets Hired by Slack
Our primary goal is to avoid becoming yet another place where underrepresented groups exit the technology industry....
Snapchat Goes ‘Al Jolson’ with Blackface Filter
"... Many have expressed anger over the filter which also adds Marley’s signature dreadlocks to a user’s photo."...
‘Disrupted’ Book Shows Age is the New Black in Silicon Valley
"Age bias, race bias, and gender bias are pervasive. I experienced this through the prism of age, but it made me acutely aware of the...
Intel Leads the Charge For Diversity and Inclusion in Tech
Intel is one tech company that not only 'talks the diversity and inclusion talk,' but really walks the walk. The company released its annual diversity...