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16 Feb Black Tech Week’s Felecia Hatcher: Diversity in technology industry
Felecia Hatcher, co-founder of Black Tech Week and Code Fever, has made it her life’s purpose to create and mentor 10K startups founded by people of color. The educational summit is marked for February 17-19, 2016 at Florida International University, Biscayne Campus. Black Tech Week will serve as an initiative to train African American and Caribbean youth and young adults in the areas of technology and entrepreneurship through full stack development coding boot camps and school programs.16 Feb Tech diversity confab lands Google support
Tech Inclusion, a two-year-old effort aimed at helping women and minorities gain a stronger foothold in the technology industry, has just gotten a major boost from Google.15 Feb Second Black Tech Week spotlights Miami’s position at the intersection of diversity and innovation
February has long been a month of remembrance and celebration of African-American culture. But with Black Tech Week, an event focusing on technology, entrepreneurship and people of color, author and entrepreneur Felecia Hatcher, wants to change the narrative.15 Feb Slack, diversity win big at ‘Crunchies’ tech awards
Diversity won big at last night’s Crunchies awards — a stark contrast to last year's event, which was criticized for being a mostly white, male awards ceremony.