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August 13, 2015
Rev Jesse Jackson
Published by UrbanGeekz Staff at August 13, 2015
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  • Science & Tech

Jesse Jackson’s Open Letter to the Tech Industry

The RainbowPUSH Coalition in 2014 appealed to over 25 technology companies to demonstrate a new level of transparency and publicly release their EEO-1 reports and workforce
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August 6, 2015
8 companies bridging the digital divide
Published by UrbanGeekz Staff at August 6, 2015
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8 companies closing the Digital Divide

Back in 2014, when it became public knowledge that the big tech players (Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Google) weren’t hiring enough women and people of color, there
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August 3, 2015
Published by Kunbi Tinuoye at August 3, 2015
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Tomorrow’s Tech Stars Talk High Aspirations

Just a stone’s throw away from Silicon Valley, a group of young, talented programmers talk candidly about race, technology, and future aspirations. “Once I saw what
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July 23, 2015
Published by Kunbi Tinuoye at July 23, 2015
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#RealDiversityNumbers hashtag challenges tech firms on diversity

A new Twitter hashtag, #RealDiversityNumbers, is challenging the tech industry’s efforts to increase diversity. Created by Erica Baker a former Google engineer who now works for
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