Oakland has always attracted newcomers who find themselves drawn to the city’s thriving scenes and whose involvement has reshaped the city for future residents.
Black Girls CODE is excited to bring together a panel for Black History Month to share the stories of Black professionals changing the face of the future.
The Kapor Center for Social Impact invites you to meet Learners Guild, a program that makes a career in tech accessible for adults of all demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Join us on March 7 at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate the Kairos Fellowship, a program for emerging digital leaders of color. These 11 inspiring leaders of color along with Kairos alumni will share their bold vision for technology and practice that centers communities of color. For more information about the Kairos Fellowship click here: http://www.kairosfellows.org/Continue reading "2017 Kairos Fellowship Reception"
At TechLore we’re coming together to build a community that promotes self awareness and exploration through literature. Let's empower each other and stay accountable as we critically look at how our work impacts modern society and the greater world.
Where established experts in policy, technology, activism, education, sociology, and behavior will join forces with new grassroots groups to focus and amplify our activism strategies
We want to change the notion that venture capital funding is required to build a successful company, especially in tech. We know that “bootstrapping” doesn’t look the same for black and brown founders as it does for others. Money doesn’t flow abundantly into our communities. We don’t typically have people around us to chip intoContinue reading "Black and Brown Founders Project"
Come join us for a free screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, Most Likely to Succeed! SchoolMint invites you to an evening of meaningful conversations surrounding the groundbreaking film.
The Level Playing Field Institute's SMASH Program is partnering with Making Waves College and Alumni Program (CAP) to host a Beyond College 2017 conference where companies looking to build diversity in their workforce can engage with our collective college students.
Is an unconference focused on innovation and collaboration
Brings together local government officials, municipal employees, civic leaders, experts, developers, designers, citizens, journalists and residents to share perspectives, insights to build a stronger Oakland
Create outcomes that participants will act upon
California—the San Francisco Bay Area in particular—is a global hub for high-tech innovation and by 2020 there will be one million high-paying software jobs unfilled across the county. Unfortunately, only 54% of Latino families in California have internet access at home and only 3% of high-tech industry employees are Latino. How can we change thisContinue reading "Latinos in Tech: Getting Beyond the 3%"