Diversity in Tech via profits, political activism, new technologies, and philanthropy -- Part 3 (Secret Sauce) of 4

Last update: Tuesday 10/27/15

"The plural of anecdote is not data." 

This witty, incisive aphorism from an article that was published by Inside Higher Education a few weeks ago was nagging me last night as I made my final mental preparations for writing this, the third segment of my discussion this morning.  

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

DLL Storify of HBCUHacks @ Morgan State University Hackathon Weekend -- Friday 10/30/15 to Sunday 11/1/15

Last update: Wednesday 11/4/15 

HBCUHacks is a series of weekend hackathons that provide students at HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities) the opportunity to flex their coding, design, and business skills and work together to build software and mobile apps. 

Diversity in Tech via profits, political activism, new technologies, and philanthropy -- Part 2 (HBCUs) of 4

Last update: Monday 10/26/15

In my opinion, as I noted in the Part 1 of this essay, America's traditional education and training programs at K-12 and post secondary levels are not providing most Black students with effective opportunities for acquiring the coding and computational thinking skills that are non-negotiable prerequisites for careers in information technology. 

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4