Rise East is a $100 million privately funded initiative that will rebuild Black neighborhoods in a 40 x 40 block area of East Oakland over 10...
By Kiley Russell Bay City News As the Bay Area’s economy continues its up-and-down recovery from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent data shows...
By Jana Kadah San Jose Spotlight Two weeks after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse left thousands of businesses reeling, one Silicon Valley lawmaker is exploring legislation to...
By Tamara Shiloh Many Black women have made significant strides within technology, yet they remain significantly underrepresented across the computer sciences spectrum. According to the United...
By Alejandro Lazo CalMatters A new study of Silicon Valley wealth, income and other economic measures shows vast disparities in one of the country’s wealthiest regions,...
By Godfrey Lee Valencia Burton Horton, a real estate agent and broker living and working in Oakland, recently gave a reading on her book “Buddha International...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — ServiceNow, Silicon Valley, technology company, cloud-based platforms, solutions, digitize organizations, commitment to racial equity, higher education, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), TMCF, scholarships,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, announces the launch of the Build...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Innovation Commission’s collaboration with the Silicon Valley-based Hoover Institution will address the starting, recruitment and retention of companies and jobs, the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jibran (Nanjiani), a documentary filmmaker, and his lover Leilani (Rae) are a very modern couple. Not because they are multi-cultural, Pakistani American and...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — A newly designed hair tool known as the MC Professional Hot-N-Happy Hair Tool with Secure Combs will be launched in the United States. Developed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…while the students are demographically different, one can hope that the call to "practice humanity" is one that will be heeded. It is,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Championing women of color in technology is one of the most important causes for Walker’s Legacy today,” says Natalie Madeira Cofield, founder and...
LA FOCUS — Popular short-term rental tech company Airbnb has been in hot water recently after a series of claims of racism towards black users who were...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We expect that in this workforce of future, African Americans and Latinos will supply almost 40 percent of the workforce…” Mike Sommers, president...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — LOC CDC president Michael Minor praised the “spirit of cooperation and pure joy” from young people at the school who were on hand...
THE AFRO — Golden State Warriors all star and two time NBA champion Kevin Durant defies all logic when it comes to the perception of what...
THE BURTON WIRE — Idris Sandu, 21, may one day be a household name with his growing roster of applications making use of his mobile software...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $415 million settlement that ends a lengthy legal saga revolving around...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple says it more than doubled the numbers of women, blacks and Hispanics hired in the last...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) — Jesse Jackson is escalating his campaign for more racial and ethnic diversity in Silicon Valley. The civil rights leader called on...
(Politico) – Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are flying to Silicon Valley next week to press the nation’s biggest technology companies to hire more African-American...
(The Washington Post) – Yahoo disclosed last week that African Americans made up just 2 percent of its workers, while Hispanics stood at 4 percent. Those...
San Francisco (Times of Oman) – Facebook’s latest diversity numbers show that the company is still mostly white and male, underscoring the need for initiatives such...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer SANTA CLARA, California (AP) — Intel is launching a $125 million investment fund for technology startups led by women and minorities,...