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Daughter Of The First African-American To Build A Billion-Dollar Company Exposes Boys Of Color To STEM Opportunities

Christina Lewis Halpern created a program called “All Star Code,” to provide high school aged boys of color exposure to careers in technology: ““We all want and need a seat at the table, and then we want to run the table and then we want to have our own table. Coding is the ticket to […]

Howard University Partners with Google to Launch Computer Science Residency in Silicon Valley

Howard University partnered with Google to create internship opportunities for black students interested in Computer Science careers:  “With the 2013 launch of the Googler-in-Residence (GIR) Program, Google piloted a partnership with Howard University with a long-term goal of promoting diversity and preparing future leaders in the STEM industry. Since then, the GIR has expanded to six […]