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07 May [Apprenticeships could solve tech’s diversity problem](/content/2017/05/apprenticeships-could-solve-techs-diversity-problem/ "Apprenticeships could solve tech’s diversity problem"/index.html)

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In case you missed it, Howard University and Google recently announced that they were partnering to attract more African American students to study computer science, targeting a segment of the tech population that is notoriously underrepresented (along with women).

The Google/Howard partnership is a small step...

06 May [Breaking through a silicon ceiling: the tech bubble needs diversity](/content/2017/05/breaking-through-a-silicon-ceiling-the-tech-bubble-needs-diversity/ "Breaking through a silicon ceiling: the tech bubble needs diversity"/index.html)

Allegations about sexism at Uber have highlighted a culture that appears to pervade many American technology businesses. The claims made by Susan Fowler, a former engineer for the taxi service app, about the sexual harassment and discrimination that she encountered at the company have been...

05 May [Van Jones on How Big Tech’s Diversity Problem Hurts Big Tech](/content/2017/05/van-jones-on-how-big-techs-diversity-problem-hurts-big-tech/ "Van Jones on How Big Tech’s Diversity Problem Hurts Big Tech"/index.html)

A few years ago, the internet took note of an automatic soap dispenser that refused to provide soap to black people. The sensors just didn't seem to recognize dark skin, thus rendering the dispensers unusable by a good portion of the general population.

This shortcoming was,...

03 May [Slack shows up & shows out!](/content/2017/05/slack-shows-up-shows-out/ "Slack shows up & shows out!"/index.html)

Slack shows even start-ups that focus on diversity early are not diverse

SAN FRANCISCO — In 2014 Slack Technologies launched its workplace collaboration tool and began to grow quickly to meet demand just as the technology industry was taking a very public and hard look at its lack...

04 Apr [SIX PROJECTS TO SUPPORT AND PROPEL ENTREPRENEURS AND TECH INNOVATORS IN MIAMI WITH MORE THAN $700,000 FROM KNIGHT FOUNDATION](/content/2017/04/six-projects-to-support-and-propel-entrepreneurs-and-tech-innovators-in-miami-with-more-than-700000-from-knight-foundation-2/ "SIX PROJECTS TO SUPPORT AND PROPEL ENTREPRENEURS AND TECH INNOVATORS IN MIAMI WITH MORE THAN $700,000 FROM KNIGHT FOUNDATION"/index.html)

Funded organizations include Digital Grass, International Women’s Forum, Miami Made, MANO, NewCo and Wyncode

MIAMI – April 4, 2017 – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced $741,000 in new funding for six projects aimed at fostering community among entrepreneurs and tech innovators.