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12/22/2021

NEW: Kimberly Bryant is Out as Head of Black Girls Code...Here's Why…

Kimberly Bryant woke up in her Bay Area home early Tuesday morning to an email from her board announcing that she would no longer be serving as executive director of Black Girls Code. The organization she’d spent the last decade building in the name of creating opportunities for thousands of Black girls in tech, and features in publications like Fast Company, Business Insider, and others, would no longer be under her purview.

A request for comment from Bryant on these allegations went unanswered.

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According to a statement from the Black Girls Code board obtained by The Plug, the board notes that Bryant remains on staff while “serious allegations of workplace impropriety are being investigated.” Details on these improprieties were not disclosed.

12/15/2021

Resolution sourcing for Black state legislators in policymaking

Latest News: The National Black Caucus of State Legislators announced at their 45th conference the Public Policy and Research Institute (PPRI) for legislators to create new legislation on current and long-standing issues impacting Black Americans.

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12/08/2021

Government And Digital Banking Agencies Create Financial Education Programs To Raise Wealth Among Black Americans

The P-Fin Index showed African Americans only answered 38% of personal finance questions correctly.

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12/07/2021

NEW | As $2 Trillion Inches Closer To Biden’s Desk, Here’s What It Could Mean For

The Senate Majority Leader is aiming to pass the Build Back Better Act by Christmas. Despite HBCU advocates rejecting the initial version of the bill, they are now actively pushing senators to pass what the House sent over. HBCUs could have access to roughly $10 billion in funding if the bill is sig...

12/01/2021

Our LinkedIn Live discussion with Stephanie Lampkin, CEO of , will begin at 10am PST/1pm EST. Join us as we deep dive into the company's recent DEI report uncovering culture and representation within the financial sector. Click here to join: buff.ly/3CFbiB9

11/30/2021

Join us for our next LinkedIn Live tomorrow, December 1st at 10am PST/1pm EST with Stephanie Lampkin, CEO of Blendoor, as we deep dive into the company's recent DEI report uncovering culture and representation within the financial sector. RSVP here: https://buff.ly/3r8Ozu6

11/29/2021

Join us for our next LinkedIn Live on Wednesday, December 1st at 9am PST/12pm EST with Stephanie Lampkin, CEO of Blendoor, as we deep dive into the company's recent DEI report uncovering culture and representation within the financial sector. RSVP here: https://buff.ly/3r8Ozu6

11/20/2021

“The impact, one of my staff members said, is like Chicken Little,” Angela Siefer, Executive Director of The National Digital Alliance, told The Plug. The staffer has worked towards digital equity for 10 years in the state of North Carolina where she focused on broadband adoption.

One in five Black Americans live below the poverty line, making resources like internet access hard to come by. Less than 20 percent of Black Americans are working remotely. The $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act could provide more digital literacy training and resources to underserved communities.

11/19/2021

Stand. Deliver. Take home a bag.

Since ABC’s Shark Tank premiered in 2009, the proliferation of similarly-fashioned pitch competitions have made their way across the world’s university campuses, nonprofit business initiatives, and tech company public relations stunts, turning business-building into a form of edutainment.

Today, nearly every city is remaking its image into the next version of Silicon Valley, hoping to attract local and national attention by defining their next startup success story. It’s akin to cashing in on a Shark Tank-fueled update of the American Dream, a la pitch competition.

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