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Some people were upset by our recent viral “Black Girl Magic at Google” post. So after careful consideration we decided... to do it again

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No Black Influencers Make it Onto Tiktok’s Highest Earners List Despite Their Huge Following

No Black Influencers Make It Onto TikTok's Highest Earners List Despite Their Huge Following

Forbes has just released its list of highest TikTok earners and none of them are Black despite Khaby Lame being one of the app's most-followed social media personalities. The platform’s highest-paid...

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Black employees at Google make $20K less on average than their white coworkers, a leaked spreadsheet obtained by the Insider reveals. The data also show Black Googlers make less in bonuses and equity than their white colleagues.

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Black Girl Magic at Google.

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Airbnb has announced Google’s Senior VP of Research, Tech and Society, James Manyika, is joining its Board of Directors to help the platform leverage AI. The Zimbabwean-born AI expert was also recently named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in AI

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“take care of yourself. There are no prizes for pulling all-nighters and running yourself into the ground working 80 hours a week, no one’s going to hand you a trophy for that. ”

Aniyia Williams, founder of Tinsel and Black & Brown founders.

Interview with Aniyia Wlliams, founder of the tech wearable company Tinsel and Black & Brown founders [a non-profit helping black and brown tech founders]

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“I created a whole new LinkedIn account with the same credentials but with a stock photo of a white guy. Seven out of the ten applications I applied to responded back. That’s when I realized how biased things can really be. ”

Everette Taylor, Founder and Marketer. - POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color...

What do you do in tech? I am currently the CEO and Founder of the marketing firm called MilliSense. My company focuses on helping startups’ reach product market fit and also getting initial users and...

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Congrats to Malik Majette for securing a Software Engineering role at Google a month before graduation 🙌🏾

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. @lyft investor @chamillionaire talking post IPO, about why his sole focus isn’t just personal wealth.

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2 years

The Power Of Tech: Afrobeats Artist Davido Raises $600K Using Social Media For Orphanages Across Nigeria

The Power Of Tech: Afrobeats Artist Davido Raises $600K Using Social Media For Orphanages Across...

The recent events where Davido asked his loyal fans, friends, and colleagues for money - raising a whopping 200M Naira, which will be distributed to organizations helping vulnerable Nigerians, has...

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Destined for greatness 🚀

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“A black woman in tech who has raised over $1 million for her company is considered a unicorn.”

Seven Black Women Whose Companies Were Successfully Acquired

Meet seven Black women who have traversed the acquisition waters and come out on top against all odds.

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Google Fired A Black Leading AI Scientist But Now She’s Founded Her Own Firm And Got Millions In Funding

Google Fired A Black Leading AI Scientist But Now She's Founded Her Own Firm And Got Millions In...

Timnit Gebru, a former leading artificial intelligence computer scientist that worked at Google before the firm fired her, has just set up her own firm.

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“So I created a whole new LinkedIn account with the same credentials but with a stock photo of a white guy. Seven out of the ten applications I applied to responded back. That’s when I realized how biased things can really be. ”

Everette Taylor, Founder and Marketer. - POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color...

What do you do in tech? I am currently the CEO and Founder of the marketing firm called MilliSense. My company focuses on helping startups’ reach product market fit and also getting initial users and...

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4 years

If your a Black founder or techie working on a company, side project, book, script etc let us know under this tweet so we can amplify it! 🙌🏾

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We decided to create a seperate page for remote jobs on POCIT to help anyone currently looking for work during these rocky times! Roles across: Engineering, Content, Customer Success, Sales.... 👩🏾‍💻👨🏾‍💻

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7 years

If you're a POC working on anything, whether it be a side project, app or startup, tweet us today for an amplification RT!

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6 years

“What companies need to focus on is retainment. You can hire all of the people of color you want to meet your diversity quotas, but I promise you that if your company’s culture doesn’t change, you will see them leave through a revolving door.”

We Don't Want To Assimilate, We Want Respect.

A culture that brings up diversity for convenient, false camaraderie or a culture that doesn’t acknowledge diverse needs is one that poisons and feeds on the energy of its individuals of color.

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4 years

“Electricity and Internet access were the major challenges I faced when I was learning how to code. There were days when I had to write my code on a piece of paper and wait till there was power to compile them.”

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POCIT Weekly ⚡ Netflix gives $25M to help dismantle racism in housing ⚡ Meghan Markle makes a startup investment ⚡ Visa commits $4.8M to women and Black-owned initiatives ⚡ A coalition of CEOs: we'll hire 1M Black Americans over 10 years

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5 years

“Young black King trapped and he can't change it / Know he a genius, he just can't claim it / Cause they left him no platforms to explain it” 🏁

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The computer Nipsey built from spare parts than he would then use to record his music.

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Full story:

Leaked Google Spreadsheet Reveals Black Employees Earn $20K Less Than White Colleagues

A leaked Google spreadsheet has revealed that Black employees at Google make $20,000 less on average than their white coworkers.

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👏🏾👏🏾 "Black-owned @Calendly ranks as the 97th fastest-growing company in North America." via: @PRNewswire

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5 years

. @Pharrell implores people to outsmart the algorithms in their newsfeed and phones. Is it futile? 🤔

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"....I’m going to say- take care of yourself. There are no prizes for pulling all-nighters and running yourself into the ground working 80 hours a week, no one’s going to hand you a trophy for that.” @operaqueenie

Aniyia Williams, founder of Tinsel and Black & Brown founders.

Interview with Aniyia Wlliams, founder of the tech wearable company Tinsel and Black & Brown founders [a non-profit helping black and brown tech founders]

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6 years

American Express’ CEO, Kenneth Chenault is the First African American on Facebooks all white Board of Directors. ✊🏾 👏🏽👏🏽

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6 years

UK Black tech founders to watch. "A long overdue article on the immense black entrepreneurial talent in the UK tech scene"

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4 years

NEW POCIT 👩🏾‍💻🙋🏾‍♀️ "In honor of October being Black History Month in the UK, we highlight ten influential Black British women who code and break down barriers."

10 Inspirational Black British Women Who Code!

Meet some of the Black British women shaking up the tech industry, and helping others do the same, in the UK and beyond.

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4 years

"The composition of the venture capital industry is widely monolithic and collectively lacks the cultural lens, lived experiences and general appetite to unlock value in markets that are not predominantly driven by straight white male consumers."

14 Black and Latinx Emerging Fund Managers To Know (& Fund)

The “Pipeline” is Blocked At The Top — With the recent uprising against systemic racism in our governmental institutions and society, there has been an increased focus on the on the lack of funding...

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4 years

If your a black founder or techie working on a company, side project, book, script etc let us know under this tweet so we can amplify it! 🙌🏾 #BlackHistoryMonth

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6 years

“I created a whole new LinkedIn account with the same credentials but with a stock photo of a white guy. Seven out of the ten applications I applied to responded back. That’s when I realized how biased things can really be...”

Everette Taylor, Founder and Marketer. - POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color...

What do you do in tech? I am currently the CEO and Founder of the marketing firm called MilliSense. My company focuses on helping startups’ reach product market fit and also getting initial users and...

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The Black Female Duo That’s Taking Mentoring To Another Level: Black Girls In Tech UK Founders Tell-All

The Black Female Duo That's Taking Mentoring To Another Level: Black Girls In Tech Founders Tell-All

Black Girls In Tech UK is a European-based organization focused on supporting and uplifting young women from the Black community interested in getting a foot in the tech industry. It was launched by...

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5 years

Shout out to Nicole Johnson for finishing up an internship at @Tesla ! 🙌🏾

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50 years after Dr Willie Hobbs Moore became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in physics, @IBJIYONGI has announced the launch of the Cite Black Women+ in Physics and Astronomy Bibliography 🔥 Here's what you need to know. #CiteBlackWomen #BlackandSTEM

Citing Black Women+ In Physics Easier Than Ever, Thanks To This Free Bibliography

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein has announced the launch of Cite Black Women+ in Physics and Astronomy, a bibliography dedicated to celebrating the work of Black women with PhDs in physics.

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“As a woman, a Millennial and a minority working in the tech industry, it should come as no surprise that I am part of a demographic highly susceptible to imposter syndrome.”

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"11 Amazing Nigerians Who Work at Twitter HQ, San Francisco" A quick run down of some of Naija's finest working at @Twitter 's headquarters in the Valley. 🇳🇬

11 Amazing Nigerians Who Work at Twitter HQ, San Francisco

According to Terragon’s Digital Trends for Nigeria in 2018 report, about 6 million Nigerians use Twitter actively every month. Over the years, the social media platform has changed the way Nigerians...

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“take care of yourself. There are no prizes for pulling all-nighters and running yourself into the ground working 80 hours a week, no one’s going to hand you a trophy for that...”

Aniyia Williams, founder of Tinsel and Black & Brown founders.

Interview with Aniyia Wlliams, founder of the tech wearable company Tinsel and Black & Brown founders [a non-profit helping black and brown tech founders]

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Shepherd is the “world’s first Bible app that recommends verses based on your needs.” And it's Black-owned. Meet founder @bysamuelwood 🙌🏾

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Yohanes Kidane, 22, has been missing since August 14 after moving to San Jose to start a role as a software engineer at Netflix. He was last seen entering a black Toyota Camry with an Uber sticker on 28 N 4th St. San Jose wearing grey sweatpants, a black hoodie & shoes.

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Seven Black Women Whose Companies Were Successfully Acquired “A black woman in tech who has raised over $1 million for her company is considered a unicorn. Those whose companies have been acquired are even rarer.”

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200 Women of Color On Twitter To Follow. by @NikkyMill

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5 years

If you're a POC in tech working on anything, whether it be a side project, app or startup, blog post, tweet us today for an amplification RT!

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1 year

Yes, a Black woman developed the tech behind caller ID 🙌🏾 Dr Shirley Ann Jackson's scientific breakthroughs contributed to the development of the fax machine, touch-tone phone, fiber optic cells, solar cells, caller ID and much more!

Who Is Shirley Ann Jackson, The African-American Who Invented The Technology Responsible For The...

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is a phenomenal woman with an amazing track record. She graduated with excellent grades in high school, then entered the popular Massachusetts Institute of Technology as one...

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" if you ask me, venturing outside your comfort zone is such a meaningless concept.. For women in fields where they’re laughably underrepresented, just being present in the first place is already stepping outside your comfort zone”

On software bootcamps for women - POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color in...

This past year has brought along so much change in my life, mindset, plans, and goals–to the point where I decided I would change my major. I made the decision to change my major from art to a...

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Are you keeping your eye on the job market? cc: @TayOnTech

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6 years

A conversation with Arlan Hamilton @ArlanWasHere "So if people look at Backstage Capital and say oh I want to do that. Great. That’s why I’m doing this. I want there to be competition. I want there to be dozens of us."

A Conversation With Arlan Hamilton

A conversation with Black venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital, a fund that invests in "underestimated founders."

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The POCIT Weekly ⚡ 🙋🏾 Netflix hires @badassboz as CMO! 🤑 Amazon acquires startup led by Black female CEO @aicha2evans for $1.2B 💰 Netflix is moving $100 million into Black-owned banks! ✊🏾 Black run VC firm @lightshipcap is raising $50m!

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“Black women founders are less likely to have access to the funding and resources... In spite of those odds, these seven women have traversed the acquisition waters and come out on top. Celebrate them by sharing their stories:”

Seven Black Women Whose Companies Were Successfully Acquired

Meet seven Black women who have traversed the acquisition waters and come out on top against all odds.

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"Meet these amazing coders, their tech journey and how they learned to code without breaking the bank!"

Learn To Code Without Breaking The Bank: How These Coders Have Done It

We spoke to three amazing Black women coders about their tech journies and how they learned to code without breaking the bank!

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Blocked someone but can't remember why? @blockpartyapp_ , founded by @triketora , now lets users record WHY they blocked someone, giving them more control over their online experience 🙌🏾

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TESCREAL stands for Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism. Here's how these ideologies are shaping fears about superintelligent AIs and the future of humanity

Tech Elite's AI Ideologies Have Racist Foundations, Say AI Ethicists

More and more prominent tech figures are voicing concerns about superintelligent AI and risks to the future of humanity. But as leading AI ethicist Timnit Gebru and researcher Émile P Torres point...

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“Pay them fairly. If you paid the last guys that did a project for you $5,000, then don’t pay that Black woman $1,200. Even if she lowballs herself, have the integrity to pay her the market rate.”

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Tech founder Joseph Riquelme pays off his parents mortgage from the proceeds of his app. Who’s cutting onions in here 😭

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Congrats to Leah Mayo for joining Google as an intern this summer!

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“We compensate Googlers based on what they do, not who they are," a Google spokesperson said, adding that the spreadsheet included "old, self-reported data that has not been verified and is not an accurate representation of compensation” across the workforce.

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"So much of the world was designed without considering marginalized communities. What does the world look like when it’s built by a team of Black and brown folks who are invested in each other’s well-being and joy?" by: @najjmahal of @ethelsclub

Naj Austin is Building Spaces & Products that Help People of Color Experience Joy, Feel Seen & Find...

In the times of COVID-19, I have discovered a certain level of appreciation for human contact. I’m having a lot of trouble accepting the fact that I will not see most of my friends and community in...

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"Do not sacrifice who you are for anyone." - @Everette founder of @MilliSense -

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“A black woman in tech who has raised over $1 million for her company is considered a unicorn. Those whose companies have been acquired are even rarer.”

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7 years

WOC in tech, tweet us your projects/startups/apps today, we want to amplify it! 👋🏾

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If you enter “Black woman with Bantu knots" into Canva's text-to-image tool, it may tell you that the results are "unsafe." Worse still, searching the phrase on Canva may also generate images of ropes and nooses... So, what is going on?

Canva's AI Image Tool Flags Black Hairstyle As Unsafe

Graphic design tool Canva came under fire after prompt to generate a Black woman with Bantu knots was flagged as unsafe.

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8 years

"What advice and tips do you have for young people who want to enter tech?" [ @Everette ]

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6 years

“Pay them fairly. If you paid the last guys that did a project for you $5,000, then don’t pay that Black woman $1,200. Even if she lowballs herself, have the integrity to pay her the market rate.”

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“It is my firm belief that because Black women have had to make do with far less for centuries, equipping them with early-stage capital that is on par with their white male counterparts has the potential to lead to outsized returns.” [ @ArlanWasHere ]

Where Black Female Founders Can Find Funding, Resources, and More

Arlan Hamilton — founder and managing partner at Backstage Capital — summarized best why investing in Black Female Founders (BFF) isn’t just important, but could produce high yields: “Less than 0.2...

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Shout out to all my black folk making the products we use daily, behind the scenes. Wish we could feature you all 💙

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My mind drifts to this image when I see weed startup raising millions on TechCrunch.

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This Techie Made $166,000 In A Year With An Online UX Design Academy After Being Fired – Here’s How

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“So with no team, no previous startup experience but a tremendous vision, I decided to embark on this journey ”

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“Ten years ago you could probably count on one hand the number of angel investors, let alone funds run by people of color” @AndysHVC

Changing The Face Of The Investor Community - POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of...

Ten years ago you could probably count on one hand the number of angel investors, let alone funds run by people of color [although it is rare even today to see the profiles of female or minority...

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“I’m now at a point in my career where my skill set is sought after by many tech companies. That is amazing to me; I have leveled up.” via @wogrammer

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“Don’t make fundraising your business model. You need to learn how to grow a customer base and make money from them. That’s number one.” @operaqueenie

Aniyia Williams, founder of Tinsel and Black & Brown founders.

Interview with Aniyia Wlliams, founder of the tech wearable company Tinsel and Black & Brown founders [a non-profit helping black and brown tech founders]

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Take me to wakanda for real please 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

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“I applied to Spotify years earlier and got rejected. I say that to remind us that we think we have to have our dream job straight out of college, but sometimes, it takes a few more steps.”

Meet Dara, A woman. A Muslim. A Data Engineer at one of the world’s most successful tech companies.

I sat down with Dara Elass only expecting to discuss life as a Data Engineer at Spotify. As I went on to uncover the amazing person that she is and more about her life journey, I knew that this...

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“Every year around 0.2% of business funding goes to Black women so last year when Joycelyn and I set out to raise $450k whilst I had a very visible baby bump, we knew we’d have a serious fight on our hands…”

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“So I created a whole new LinkedIn account with the same credentials but with a stock photo of a white guy. Seven out of the ten applications I applied to responded back. That’s when I realized how biased things can really be...”

Everette Taylor, Founder and Marketer. - POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color...

What do you do in tech? I am currently the CEO and Founder of the marketing firm called MilliSense. My company focuses on helping startups’ reach product market fit and also getting initial users and...

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“To overcome racial biases in these technologies, we need a shift in assumptions about what kinds of language are considered “healthy.”

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NEW POCIT EPISODE. Featuring Omayeli Arenyeka, Software Engineer at Linkedin. "Work on side projects. They don’t have big or even useful. Every time you think “Wouldn’t it be cool if…” write it down." @YellzHeard

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“I’m a black trans woman and a successful web developer, project manager, and activist.” @lynncyrin

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New episode of POCIT featuring Sheena Allen @whoisSheena , the founder of @GoCapWay a mobile app that serves the underbanked and unbanked. "Don’t get me wrong we are a for-profit company, our goal is to make money, but to do so without robbing people.."

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. @iddris_sandu doing his AR thing with @NipseyHussle ’s marathon clothing line 🙌🏾🏁

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@DocDre @LeslieMac @erikashimizu 👋🏾

Why Black TikTokers Are Going on Strike?

What’s happening? Black content creators are tired. Tired of having their content on Instagram, Youtube, and Tiktok generate millions for the platforms—yet receiving little to no recognition,...

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“Tech Bae is for everyone. But it’s for black girls first. Black women are a marginalized group whose needs, considerations, preferences, and opinions in society have historically been last. ”

"Tech Bae" - The Tech Version of Insecure?

We caught up with the amazing Fikile M Kani about her amazing new original webseries Tech Bae... As soon as we heard the premise of a black women founder trying to create a better dating experience...

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A bonus episode of #Techish : An interview with the amazing Arlan Hamilton [ @ArlanWasHere ]. We talk .... 💰 Her new fund for black women founders 🏃🏿‍♀️ Running a venture studio. 👩🏿‍💻 Her own comeup 🎬 Plus who would play her in her life story :D

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Meet 10 Inspirational Black British Women Who Code

10 Inspirational Black British Women Who Code!

Meet some of the Black British women shaking up the tech industry, and helping others do the same, in the UK and beyond.

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. @BerniceKing & @AshleyBellR have joined forces to make homeownership more accessible through their fintech platform @readylifetweets ,. Aspiring homeowners can pay their rent on time and qualify for a mortgage - without credit score requirements

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“Even if you get a “good” offer, you should still try to negotiate. Remember: if they do not explicitly tell you their offer is “non-negotiable”, this is a starting point; they are willing to go higher.”

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“Pay them fairly. If you paid the last guys that did a project for you $5,000, then don’t pay that Black woman $1,200. Even if she lowballs herself, have the integrity to pay her the market rate.”

How to Be an Ally to Black Women Entrepreneurs: A Primer - POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts...

Denise Hamilton is founder and CEO of WatchHerWork, a digital media training platform closing the professional achievement gap for women. It’s February and our focus shifts to celebrating Black...

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Black excellence at @TEDTalks 2019. We some familiar faces 👀

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How I Went From Mopping Floors To Becoming A Software Developer

How I Went From Mopping Floors to Becoming A Software Developer

This may seem confusing and quite drastic upon initially skimming over the title, but there is a back story that provides context to a unique problem and an equally viable solution that sprouted in...

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Meet Madona Wambua, An Alabama-Based Android Engineer III:”No Sisters Left Behind”

Meet Madona Wambua, An Alabama-Based Android Engineer III: "No Sisters Left Behind"

Madona is an Android Engineer III at Streem-Frontdoor, a Women Who Code Mobile Lead, and a developer who enjoys sharing her Android knowledge and teaching women how to make Android applications.

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NEW POCIT ALERT! "When it comes to learning to code, you should avoid restricting yourself to a timeline, which will put unnecessary pressure on you. My advice is to take time to understand the fundamentals of programming..."

Learn To Code Without Breaking The Bank: How These Coders Have Done It

We spoke to three amazing Black women coders about their tech journies and how they learned to code without breaking the bank!

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“Don’t make fundraising your business model. You need to learn how to grow a customer base and make money from them. That’s number one.” @operaqueenie

Aniyia Williams, founder of Tinsel and Black & Brown founders.

Interview with Aniyia Wlliams, founder of the tech wearable company Tinsel and Black & Brown founders [a non-profit helping black and brown tech founders]

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“A black woman in tech who has raised over $1 million for her company is considered a unicorn. ”

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5 years

After seeing this tweet we asked people how they personally console.log on our IG. Personal favourite “Miley What’s Good” 😂

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How did the murders of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling drive Joshua [ @JoshuaKissi ]? Why he's all about empowering creatives to tell stories, and the differences in building a product @TONL versus running the agency @StreetEtiquette . POCIT EPISODE:

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“What companies and institutions fail to realize is that people of color do not want to assimilate. What we bring with us is our culture, our individuality, our sense of style — everything that makes us us. What we want is respect”

We Don't Want To Assimilate, We Want Respect.

A culture that brings up diversity for convenient, false camaraderie or a culture that doesn’t acknowledge diverse needs is one that poisons and feeds on the energy of its individuals of color.

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