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Sooo...when I go on my little soapbox about this thing called a "tech pipeline"? This pic is what I mean. Almost 100 little Black/brown girls (in Oakland) doing robotics the Sat before Christmas.
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Intersectionality = when you really want to support #WomenBoycottTwitter but you're conflicted bec Black women never get the same support. 😞
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Press release: so it’s 3 days before Christmas and you wake up to discover the organization YOU created and built from the ground up has been taken away by a rogue board with no notification. VC: @BlackGirlsCode
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Love that the producers at #InsecureHBO are dipping into this non-profit white savior storyline. It's real.
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Am I the only one who cleans the house obsessively the day before they go out of town? 😩😭 Please tell me I’m not alone.
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We're incredibly excited + elated to receive a $3M donation from Mackenzie Scott to support our work at @BlackGirlsCode / honored to be amongst an incredible list of transformative peer organizations!
116 Organizations Driving Change by MacKenzie Scott link.medium.com/Ieg6KVbJu8
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Oh snap! Elizabeth Warren is coming for Silicon Valley and the lack of diversity in tech 😳. First who have her folks been talking to? Secondly she so far outpaces the pack on most deeply rooted issues. Lastly, she has gotten my attention. 👀
But even if we fully close the startup capital gap, deep systemic issues will continue to tilt the playing field. 86% of venture capitalists are white, and studies show that investors are more likely to partner with entrepreneurs who look like them.
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Companies I have a message for you; if your Black/brown employees/executives are the only ones advocating on behalf of diversity and inclusion in your org? You’re doing it ALL wrong.
🗣🗣🗣 Thank you for coming to my TED talk...
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So if I can prioritize diversity + inclusion w/ a TINY budget and as a Black woman CEO. I see no excuses for others. None. #DoBetter
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Absolutely love that Naomi is putting herself first. Because if you don’t put yourself first no one else will. Especially when you’re seen as a product.
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Spicer: "the President and a small group of people knows what he means."
#Covfefe
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I'm So proud to support A Wrinkle in Time and this brilliant sister in whatever she does. Thank you @ava for letting our tech divas and all girls know the future belongs to them. 💜#AWrinkleInTime #WarriorsWhoCode #BlackGirlsCode
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This goes immediately into the file of his Blackest moments next to the cream Easter suit. And I ain't mad about it...🤣
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How Pence showed up tonight just hasn't sat well in my spirit and I finally know what it is. He really was rude but also belittling at times. Many times. It's triggering for me as a woman and particularly a Black woman who has encountered many "Pences" throughout my career.
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“Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power - not because they don't see it, but because they see it and they don't want it to exist.” - bell hooks
Sooo...when I go on my little soapbox about this thing called a "tech pipeline"? This pic is what I mean. Almost 100 little Black/brown girls (in Oakland) doing robotics the Sat before Christmas.
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There is no darn way the President Elect Joe Biden needs to go anywhere near the WH until it’s empty and sanitized. I’m so serious.
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Also can we nix tech conference tshirts in 2019? I don't want anymore conference shirts. Ever.
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An astrophysicist, an aerospace engineer, and an electrical engineer/technologist. I think we'd make a badass space crew. What y'all think? 😍😉😃@arbowe @JedidahIslerPhD #VanguardSTEM #Blackgirlscode #STEMBoard #TED2018
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Hey millennials at some point I want to have a chat with y'all about how to cultivate business relationships for the long term. Because I think there are some critical lessons some may have missed along the way that need to be learned.
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Most of the gospel songs performed during #ArethaHomegoing #ArethaFranklinFuneral are those she performed on her iconic Amazing Grace live album. #Intention
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"....the speech I heard last night was about using a billion-dollar media brand to remind young women of color that they, too, have the power to save us all. ...the point was not #Oprah2020: slate.com/news-and-politics/… via @slate
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Classic. They need to start by reading Dr. Beverly Tatum's book: "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria" amazon.com/Black-Kids-Sittin…
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Dearest community, thank you in advance for your support. Please know that I was wrongly removed from my organization and the board of the organization I founded today without cause or an opportunity to participate in a vote of these actions. My attorney + I will issue statement
As BGC enters a new chapter, the mission remains the same.
“We would like to thank Kimberly for her contributions as the founder and CEO.” Heather Hiles, Board Chair
Ms. Bryant will move on from CEO & board member of BGC. The entire community wishes her well on her next endeavor.
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Now THAT’S how you do a season finale! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #HandmaidsTale
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“Unfortunately I don’t do non-paid speaking engagements either domestically or internationally unless it is in support of another not for profit entity....” cont’d
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I really missed seeing my president in a good fitting suit. #petty 🤣
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So many cities are “opening up” now while Covid numbers continue to rise. I’m staying in quarantine.
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When I tell y’all I’m jealous of my tech divas today! 😩🤣😍 I LOVE Will Smith.
Will Smith meets Black Girls CODE (Tech Divas)! We’re enjoying this amazing experience from @ParamountPics! There’s still more to come! #FutureTechBoss
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The campaign spent a LOT of bandwidth on Black men when the focus should have been white women and Latino voters. 🤨🤦🏾♀️
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Baby listen…I don’t know why but if there is one thing that makes white men hella salty it’s a Black woman traveling in first class when they aren’t. 😩🤣 #airportmicroaggressions
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"largest single gift in the university's history" There is a pattern here from @BlackGirlsCode to Howard University and I'm sure others. These type of gifts are TRANSFORMATIONAL for under-resourced orgs led by PoC. More of this energy please in 2020 and beyond. #grateful #blessed
#TuskegeeUniversity received a $20 million gift from philanthropist, activist and author MacKenzie Scott. President Lily D. McNair said the unrestricted donation is the largest single gift in the university’s history. Read more here: tuskegee.edu/news/philanthro…
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Proud to announce that @BlackGirlsCode is among 34 incredible orgs selected to receive funding and other support from the #GoogleOrgImpactChallenge for Women and Girls. Together, we can create economic opportunities for women and girls everywhere. #GoogleOrgImpactChallenge
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“You know what Covid taught me? That we have enough. For everybody. Overnight we printed $6 Trillion. We had universal health care. We had universal basic income. Covid proved it’s possible.” - Nikole Hannah-Jones #EquitySummit24 @policylink
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I hope she does. However I wouldn’t bet on her speaking up because she’s perhaps (probably) grown accustomed to her privileges. But we shall see.
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Yeah sis nahhh. I gotta disagree with you on this. The theatre/stage is a practice and avocation for many and it is honestly real disrespectful to the child performers who do the work to hone their skills and get opportunities stolen due to nepotism.
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I am looking forward to the day when young entrepreneurs stop chasing VC 💵 Not sure what the allure is but the VC model only works for a small subset of business ideas and founders. Gotta be better funding models out there…
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Ahhhhhh BRILLIANT analogy. i.e. Redwoods are not just "any" tree (google it). They grow in an "interconnected network" with deep roots. I see you @AOC. Well said.
“Seeds.”
Out of the minority of seats they have in Congress, the GOP allowed a white supremacist to represent ~700,000 people.
Republicans won’t even censure him.
They also protect a president who can’t bring himself to condemn neo-Nazis.
Those aren’t seeds.
They’re redwoods.
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We're incredibly excited to announce our partnership with the @Microsoft team in Seattle! Mountains of gratitude to the BAM team and Satya for supporting our mission to bring more girls of color into tech! #Grateful #BlackGirlsCode 🙏🏾
Today @Microsoft announced commitments to support computer science education and STEM learning opportunities in Seattle for students of color with @BlackGirlsCode and @STEMbyTAF #CSEducation linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft…
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Today I'm thrilled to announce (in my Shug Avery voice 😆) I'm a published author y'all!!
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Announcement!!! It’s been 15 years in the making but the time is here. I’m moving...to Oakland!!! 😂🤣😆 Finally leaving the city that I’ve grown to love with every piece of my heart and putting a final stake down in #TheTown. 💜
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How Black Girls Code Is Changing the Face of Technology One Girl at a Time success.com/how-black-girls-… via @successmagazine
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Arrived into Columbus, OH for the Girl Scouts Convention and this is the sign my driver Kervin met me with. 🤔😳😂 "Bad Girls Code"???
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'Tech' will NOT change until the key players change (which is inevitable btw). This is why I stay focused on feeding "the pipeline" because eventually these gatekeepers and tech bros will have to get out of the way.
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Another announcement!!! Thank you @Nike for supporting @BlackGirlsCode and your commitment to support organizations who fight systemic injustice. Honored to be recognized alongside @NAACP_LDF an organization that admire deeply. 🙏🏾
Excited to announce that as part of @Nike's $40M, four-year commitment to fight systemic injustice, the brand has donated $1M to support @BlackGirlsCode! It's an honor to be recognized alongside @NAACP @NAACP_LDF two organizations driving impactful change. ow.ly/b6Mo50ALfXn
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Folks one thing I KNOW to be true. Movement co-opting is real. Let us be aware. Stay focused. Support Black leaders.
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This college admissions scandal is another reason I advocate for special programs to support students of color even when they get in these elite/ rigorous universities. Even after admission there are things like 'test files', homework keys, etc which their peers have access to.
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Y’all it’s July. We don’t have other options. So unless you want the Handmaiden’s Tale to come to life just suck it up and vote like your life depends on it. Because it does.
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seen around San Francisco.... “Not if she will change the world...when” Thats my kiddo!!! 💜💜💜 #blackgirlscode
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My daughter just sent me this pic of the new computer she built.
Me: is it glow in the dark?
Also me: ...but does it compute though?
Kiddo: Mommmm!
Me: look I’m just asking questions that any good engineer would 🤣
#GeekversusNerd
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As I leave the office tonight it hit me this is the first time in 8 years I get to turn the lights off in an HQ space that is all our own. Whew! It’s been a year but gotta be thankful for all the blessings AND the tears. 🙏🏾😭🙌🏾
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One of the hardest things to do is to share insight with someone who thinks they already have all the answers.
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Always. Always. Always follow the $$$. Money is flowing in the valley and folks are becoming billionaires literally overnight. I see signs of a rolling back on diversity lens in the startup space over the next few years. People are trying to make lots of $.
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This is truly a master class. Listen to this. Share. Reflect.
"My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter. My mother got to see Mr. Yoho's disrespect on the floor of this House towards me on television. I am here because I have to show my parents that...that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men."
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As soon as Ja Rule called himself a “hip-hop mogul” I knew it was going downhill from there. #FyreFestival #FyreFraud
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One major 🔑 for me this year has been the realization that my time is the most valuable (and limited) asset I possess. Guard (and value) your time.
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So let me put my recommendations in...@alexisohanian I’d love to see someone like @tiffani in that @reddit board seat you just vacated.
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This will be my 6th year heading to Austin for #SXSW (still a newbie by some measures) but a really special year for @BlackGirlsCode to be honored both as an organization and myself as a Hall of Fame Inductee. Thanks to the team at #SXSW for all of the support!
Announcing 65 finalists across 13 categories for the 2019 #SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards! ow.ly/W7Pr30npk5Y
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Also don't want to hear another panel of women asked to speak on work/life balance. I think we've beat that horse to death too.
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Given the number of high profile Black tech leaders who they've lost over the last few years tell me the issues are much deeper here...
"Black Employees Leaving Slack At Alarming Rates Forces The Company To Address Diversity Issues" afrotech.com/black-employees…
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How do I know a "generational shift" is happening within my family lineage? When the conversations my young adult daughter and I have center on things such as 401Ks, investing, savings, and credit ratings - insights my parents never passed down to me.
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THREAD. #WhyBIackGirlsCodeMatters
Email from parent: I just wanted to share. My 10yo daughter's Robotics team was one of 460+ teams chosen out of 7800+ from 60+ countries to participate in the invitational round of the Wonder League competition. cont'd...
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Today is the day my daughter turns 21!!! I'm not sure where the time went but she always be my heart and my baby boo!
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These hot takes are exactly why I say some folks don't have the depth for these discussions. Because just last week we were watching a Black woman endure similar attack at a crucial moment at the pinnacle of her career and we cheered as she sat through it.
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I’m afraid literacy is not the issue. Racism is the issue. Misogyny is the issue. Sexism is the issue. Literacy doesn’t cure those things.
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In “mom” news my daughter @AKaiMorton (my 💜 and inspiration for @BlackGirlsCode) turned 20 today! 😩😭☺️ Happy Birthday Kai! Super proud of the young tech boss and beautiful soul you are.
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The kids on #theCHI are my favorite characters. Lordt don’t let anything ever happen to these babies. 🙏🏾
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Today has solidified something for me. Something I’ve always wanted to do.
I’m going back to law school.
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Is it just me or does venturing “outside” these days to do an errand zap all of your energy?
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Our @BlackGirlsCode New York office Architectural Digest! 🙌🏾 The design that @danishkurani’s firm created for our New York digs is a perfect learning space for our girls.
Inside @BlackGirlsCode's new HQ in New York. archdg.co/ktUUGKz
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My Uber driver is 33 years old male from Nepal and he told ME vote for Kamala!
Y’all she just may pull this thing off!!!🤔
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We still have LOTS of work to do but this is our new #Oakland home. Moving on up! #Penthouse #SoOakland #thatview 😍🙌🏾
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I’m about to start “gifting” veggies to some of my neighbors for real this summer. Look at this tiny beauty. 😍
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Honestly I was in such a dark place this time last year I wouldn’t have heard the fire trucks if they came up to my front door. Thank God for time and healing. 🙏🏾💜
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Ask me why I’m not bullish on the Miami tech scene again…
Florida Gov signs law requiring students, faculty be asked to declare their political beliefs.
Right out of the Nazi playbook. thehill.com/changing-america…
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Black women are already coming together. White women? Please go gather up
your sistren. 🙏🏾
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