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Diversity Now! Auntie Maxine Snatches Silicon Valley Wigs

No more technical difficulties.
by Clarissa Hamlin
05.02.18
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Apple’s Head Of Diversity Steps Down

Denise Young Smith, VP of Diversity and Inclusion at Apple has resigned.
by NewsOne Staff
11.26.17
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Black Tech Entrepreneur Inks Deal With Apple

Silas Adekunle—the founder of Reach Robotics—announced that his company will sell its gaming robots at Apple stores.
by NewsOne Staff
11.19.17
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Google Grant Will Expose Black Youth To Tech

Google granted the Hidden Genius Project $1 million to develop a stronger Black male presence in tech.
by NewsOne Staff
11.05.17
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Corporate Money & Influence In Silicon Valley

African-American publishers have expressed concern that Internet companies are able to engineer the popularity of many types of stories.
by Khalil Abdullah
10.25.17
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Google Diversity Under Fire

For all of the technological progress that they have introduced, Silicon Valley companies like Google have become bastions of White…
by NewsOne Staff
01.08.18
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Serena Williams Pushing For Diversity In New Job

Tennis pro Serena Williams is joining the board of online polling service SurveyMonkey in an effort to push for more…
by Clarissa Hamlin
05.24.17
The UK Reacts To Trump's Muslim Travel Ban

Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter & 93 Other Tech…

The named companies view Trump's order as discriminatory and damaging to industry growth, who rely on talent from around the…
by NewsOne Staff
02.06.17
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Apple’s Diversity Numbers Remain Stagnant

Apple’s workforce is still predominately White and male.
by Brandee Sanders
11.26.16
Police Officer Fatally Shoots Black Man During Traffic Stop Near St. Paul

NEWS ROUNDUP: Mourners Gather To Pay Their Respects…

Mourners gathered at St. Paul Cathedral on Thursday to pay their respects to Philando Castile, the 32-year-old Minnesota man who was…
by NewsOne Staff
07.15.16
The Paley Center For Media & Google Present 'Cracking the Code: Diversity, Hollywood & STEM' At Google

Google Donates $2.4 Million In Fight Against Racial…

Google.org's decision comes after the Mountain View, California tech giant announced plans this spring to recruit more women and people…
by ionelholloway
04.17.21
Diversifying The Tech Industry Allows Employees To Bring "Their Whole Selves To Work"

Workplace Diversity Allows Employees To Bring “Their Whole…

Workplace diversity is about more than simply hiring people from underrepresented groups. Hugh Molotsi, vice president of the Intuit Incubator, says it’s…
by NewsOne Staff, brought to you by Culture Shift Labs
04.05.18
Diversity Affluence: The Well Fed, Well Rested Van Jones Leads A Hunger Strike

How Van Jones Leads A Hunger Strike, According…

One thing civil rights activists must do is keep the public’s attention on serious matters. Still, even they have a…
by NewsOne Staff, brought to you by Culture Shift Labs
04.05.18
Diversity Affluence: The Future Is Being Written In Code

Van Jones: The Future For Children Of Color…

Despite the fact that we have Black people in positions of power throughout government, including the White House, Black economic progress…
by NewsOne Staff, brought to you by Culture Shift Labs
04.05.18
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Tech CEO’s Non-Profit Offers Fellowships To Minorities In…

Tristan Walker, CEO of Walker & Company Brands, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss his non-profit, CODE2040, which offers…
by NewsOne Now
03.15.18
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Where Are The Black Internet Workers? Civil Rights…

Jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are projected to grow by 17 percent by 2018, compared to 9.8 percent…
by Lynette Holloway
06.19.19
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Harlem To Get Largest Free Public Wi-Fi Network…

Harlem just took another major step toward becoming the next Silicon Valley. After the opening of Harlem Garage, a hotspot…
by Brandee Sanders
06.19.19
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BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding

In the past five years, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have revolutionized the way entrepreneurs go about raising capital…
by Hayat Mohamed
06.19.19