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The San Diego Foundation has announced $1.13 million in grants to increase the number of historically underrepresented students in STEM careers.
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College Signing Day: Blue Heart Foundation celebrates Class of 2021 Since 2013, this organization has mentored African American boys and partnered with other agencies like Black Tech Link which helps them learn about careers in STEM. Author: LaMonica Peters (KFMB) Updated: 7:49 PM PDT May 9, 2021 SAN DIEGO — The Blue Heart Foundation hosted its 6th Annual Signing Day ceremony Sunday in San Diego. Since 2013, this organization has mentored African American boys and partnered with other agencies like Black Tech Link which helps them learn about careers in STEM...
| American companies are once again promising to increase minority hiring and retention in the aftermath of the 2020 police killings of George Floyd and other Black people and subsequent Black Lives Matter demonstrations. But Black people have heard this promise before — for decades, in fact — with little tangible change in the low employment numbers of Black engineers, developers, and IT pros. For companies that really do want to change their staffs to better reflect diversity in the US, it’s time to go beyond words and take action. To help you do that, Computerworld talked to severa...
| The shock of the killing of George Floyd and other Black people in 2020 got Americans talking again about racial disparities — and companies talking again about improving diversity and inclusion. With Black History Month now winding down, there’s even more talk. But there’s been talk off and on for decades, with little result. By some measures, the proportion of Black people in engineering professions has actually dropped since the 1980s, despite all the awareness. More recently, while there have been improvements in Black representation in IT positions across industries, Black repr...