Aggregating resources, databases, and relevant information regarding Black students, faculty, and professionals in computing.
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An Open Letter & Call to Action to the Computing Community from Black in Computing and Our Allies
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On Being Black in Computing During These Days by Quincy K. Brown
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Reflections from a Black Graduate Student by Chinasa Okolo
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Dear tech industry: Protesting is important, but it’s not enough by Code2040
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It’s Time We Dealt With White Supremacy in Tech by Tiffani Ashley Bell, Founder of The Human Utility
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What Can CS Departments Do? by Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
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Supporting DEI in CS and Throughout Academia by Divine Maloney
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Addressing Institutional Racism Within Initiatives For SIGCHI’s Diversity And Inclusion
- Guidelines for Diversity & Inclusion in Crisis by Dr. Juan E. Gilbert (University of Florida)
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Computing Community Public Statements by Quincy K. Brown, co-founder of blackcomputeHER.org
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Statements Made by Top Tech Companies on Racial Justice, BLM, and George Floyd by The Plug Insights
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Black Girls Code: Black Girls Code (BGC) is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on providing technology education for African-American girls.
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Black Boys Code: Black Boys Code helps Black boys engage with culture and become tomorrow’s drivers, creators, and innovators of technology.
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Data 4 Black Lives: Data for Black Lives is a movement of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people.
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Strong TIES: Strong TIES’ STEAM programs mission is to introduce, engage, and broaden participation of middle and high school learners, particularly underrepresented and underserved, in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math (STEAM).
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Academic and Research Leadership (ARL) Network: The goal of the Academic and Research Leadership (ARL) Network is to provide a resource to minority engineers underrepresented in academia, industry, and government laboratories whose careers involve a strong focus on research.
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blackcomputeHER.org: blackcomputeHER.org is dedicated to supporting computing+tech education and workforce development for black women and girls.
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Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA): BDPA is an international organization with a diverse membership of professionals and students at all levels in the fields of information technology, computer science and related S.T.E.M fields.
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Black in AI: a multi-institutional, transcontinental initiative designed to create a place for sharing ideas, fostering collaborations, and discussing initiatives to increase the presence of Black individuals in the field of AI.
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Blacks In Technology: Blacks In Technology is the largest community and media organization that focuses on black women and black men in the technology industry.
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Code2040: Code2040 is a nonprofit activating, connecting, and mobilizing the largest racial equity community in tech to dismantle the structural barriers that prevent Black and Latinx technologists from fully participating in tech.
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ColorStack: Increasing the entrance, retention, and success of Black and Latinx students pursuing technical careers.
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CodePath: CodePath provides college students with no-cost coding courses, mentorship, and career support to prepare them for careers in tech.
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CMD-IT: CMD-IT is the national Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology that is focused on the following under-represented groups: African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and People with Disabilities.
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Data Science Africa: aims to create a hub in the network of data science researchers across Africa.
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Deep Learning Indaba: The Deep Learning Indaba is an organisation whose mission is to Strengthen Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Africa.
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/dev/color: Our mission is to empower Black software engineers to help one another grow into industry leaders.
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Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences: iAAMCS aims to significantly increase the number of Black/African Americans pursuing and completing the PhD in computing fields through a national mentoring model.
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The National GEM Consortium: The mission of The National GEM Consortium is to enhance the value of the nation’s human capital by increasing the participation of underrepresented groups (African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans) at the master’s and doctoral levels in engineering and science.
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The National Society of Black Engineers: The mission of the National Society of Black Engineers is “to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.”
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Tech Stack'd: Tech Stack’d is an online community for underrepresented adults who want to advance their careers in tech, whether that’s through starting a tech company or joining a technical career like software engineering.
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HBCU.VC: HBCU.VC is a nonprofit organization that trains students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in venture capital and technology entrepreneurship.
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BLCK.VC: BLCK VC was formed to connect, engage, empower, and advance Black venture investors by providing a focused community built for and by Black venture investors.
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Backstage Capital: Backstage Capital has invested over $7M in more than 130 companies led by underrepresented founders.
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Founder Gym: Founder Gym is the leading online program training underrepresented founders on how to raise money to scale their tech startups.
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