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Some of the most innovative people in the world are coming to Cincinnati this summer for the newly relocated Black Tech Week. While here, startups will have a chance to connect with other founders and investors.

Cincinnati Ohio (PRWEB) March 21, 2022 -- March 21 2022 (Cincinnati, OH)— Candice Matthews Brackeen, founder and CEO of Cincinnati-based economic development

Employers looking to diversify their IT workforce have found success partnering with Black-oriented professional groups and educational organizations that seek to create diversity in tech.

Mary Awodele founded MyTechBestfriend academy, her clients who complete the boot camps land lucrative jobs within four months.

After an influx of startups triggered a post-Katrina tech boom in New Orleans about 10 years ago, community organizer and digital media creative Sabrina Short saw a disconnect.

For most people, a job is one of the focal points of life. But for too many, the jobs they're able to get don't provide adequate income, stability and a path to progress. What role does workforce development play in economic mobility? Join us at noon on Oct. 28 for a virtual panel to explore this question. We'll be highlighting research from UNC Charlotte about communities of color and their access to technology and employment, as well as strategies from around the region to hel...

06:00am EDT| Inspired By Tulsa, Black Leaders Are Defining What Black Wall Street Means Today—In Its Many Forms Share to Facebook Courtesy of J. Hackett Lakeysha Hallmon prides herself on following in the footsteps of O. W. Gurley, the founder of Tulsa’s Greenwood district, known as the original Black Wall Street.  Like Gurley, who moved from Arkansas to Oklahoma where he purchased the 40 acres of land upon which he’d build Black businesses, Hallmon left Mississippi for Atlanta ...

Around 38% of tech workers think companies responses to Floyds death were tokenistic. The figures come from a study of 55,000 people in the UK tech sector by Black Tech Fest. Tech companies pledged billions of dollars to tackle racial inequalities over the past year. Tech companies pledged billions of dollars to address racial inequality following the death of George Floyd but many of the sectors employees have noticed little change since his murder at the hands of the police a year ago. Almost...

Black Tech Talent works to bring equality to the tech sector This Minneapolis-based business is creating a pipeline to diversifying the field, on this weeks "Communities that KARE." Credit: Black Tech Talent Author: Shelley Stridsberg Updated: 3:30 AM CDT April 19, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Communities that KARE highlights local people and businesses striving to make a difference.  Our focus is now on Black Tech Talent, a Minneapolis-based company at the f...

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: You tweeted Tuesday Congress should reject President Biden’s Pentagon spending hike, at the same time he’s talking about pulling out of Afghanistan. You wrote, “Instead of continuing to increase the bloated Pentagon budgets or defense contractors, we should invest in keeping us safe from pandemics and climate change. We need a 21st century national security strategy.” And you signed, along with 50 House Democrats...