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| Oct 15, 2025 | CEO’s No. 1 job interview question for candidates: I want to see ‘how they would approach the job’ | In her decades-long career, Cristina Mancini has been a leader in multiple organizations.
She spent more than 13 years at 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox) and rose to the rank of executive vice president. She then spent more... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Black Girls Code CEO on the No. 1 relationship that helped fuel her success: ‘I’ve been really fortunate’ | Cristina Mancini has had a storied career.
The CEO of nonprofit Black Girls Code worked at 20th Century Studios (previously 20th Century Fox) for more than 13 years, rising to the rank of executive vice president. She then spent more than f... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Virginia's Green Revolution: Pioneering Sustainable Technology Solutions | Virginia is not just a state; it’s a beacon of hope in the quest for sustainability. As the world grapples with environmental crises, Virginia stands at the forefront, championing sustainable technology solutions. This commitment is not mer... |
| Oct 23, 2024 | The Role of Mentorship in Virginia’s Tech Community | Share
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Virginia’s tech community is growing fast, becoming a key player in the nation’s technology sector. As more tech startups and established companies move into the state, mentorship has emerged as a critical fact... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 5 ways to celebrate Juneteenth in 2023, including Black-owned brands to support, causes to donate to, and destinations to visit | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
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| Aug 17, 2022 | Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant has been fired by her board | Kimberly Bryant is officially out from Black Girls Code, eight months after being indefinitely suspended from the organization that she founded.
In a statement provided to TechCrunch, a Black Girls Code spokesperson writes that it “believes... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Annual Zend PHP Landscape Report Reveals Major Shift Toward Application Modernization | 77% of respondents indicate plans for containerization, 62% have plans for orchestration
MINNEAPOLIS, MARCH 8, 2022 – Perforce Software, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale along the dev... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Amplitude : A Year in Review with BLACC, the Bl... Blake Jackson | In 2020 Amplitude launched an organized network of Employee Resource Groups with the aim to promote connection, inclusivity, and belonging across teams and timezones.
To celebrate Black History Month, we are looking back at what BLACC, our ... |
| Jan 21, 2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included news out of the Houston Spaceport, innovators to know, innov... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Houston innovators: Mentoring women in STEM should be your new year's resolution | Researchers and scientists can give girls a ‘leg up’.
According to Allison Master, assistant professor of psychological, health and learning sciences at the University of Houston: “Stereotypes that STEM [science, technology, engineering and... |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Kimberly Bryant’s suspension surfaces ongoing tensions at Black Girls Code | On the morning of December 21st, Kimberly Bryant, CEO and co-founder of nonprofit organization Black Girls Code, learned that she could no longer access her work e-mail. The board of directors at the nonprofit organization, which she founde... |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Leading the Change: Our $5 Million Commitment to Social Justice | Leading the Change: Our $5 Million Commitment to Social Justice
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In 2020, we committedto donating $5 million over three years to support select organizations that advocate for greater equality for the Black community, and double... |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Giving and DEI Collaborate to Make a Community Impact for All | Demonstrating that all Micron team members are committed to innovation and outside-the-box thinking, our Micron Gives and Diversity, Equality and Inclusion teams recently organized a crowdsourcing challenge that enabled members from each of... |
| Sep 17, 2021 | 19 tech education programs helping DC youth build the future | When it comes to getting youth interested in the tech industry, parents and educators have a lot of questions to field about how to best move forward. Do you urge your kid to build a computer? Do you go for the multi-thousand-dollar bootcam... |
| Jul 28, 2021 | #ActiBlizzWalkout goes viral as Activision Blizzard employees walk out to protest the gaming giant’s alleged discriminatory practices | Activision Blizzard employees walked out Wednesday in response to a recent lawsuit.
Organizers have a series of demands that company leadership has not yet responded to.
#ActiBlizzWalkout trended on social media in response to the walkout w... |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Activision Blizzard workers will stage a walkout after ‘abhorrent’ response to harassment suit | One of the world’s biggest video game companies is reeling after a state discrimination and sexual harassment suit kicked off a firestorm of controversy within the company. California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activis... |
| Jun 24, 2021 | This Philly founder is opening a coworking space amid a surge in remote work. Here’s why | The emergence of remote work during the pandemic has become one of its biggest revelations. But From The Future founder and Chief Strategy Officer and serial entrepreneur Nick Eubanks used this time to make the unlikely decision to open a c... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Entertainment Software Association donates $1 million to support Black Girls Code | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and its philanthropic arm, the ESA Foundation, are supporting Black Girls Code with $1 mil... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | The Entertainment Software Association Announces $1 Million Initiative To Support Black Girls CODE Through Its Philanthropic Foundation | |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Entertainment Software Association donates $1 million to support Black Girls Code | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
The Entertainment Sof... |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Coursera Launches Higher Ed Initiatives Aimed At Black Learners | Howard University will partner with Coursera to offer new courses aimed at enhancing job-relevant ... [+] eductional opportunities for people of color. getty |
| Feb 9, 2021 | PHP Landscape Survey Finds Almost 50% Using EOL PHP Versions | With Testing and Refactoring the Top Barriers to Upgrade
MINNEAPOLIS, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 – Perforce Software, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale along the development lifecycle, today ann... |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Microsoft outlines Xbox plans for Black History Month celebration | Microsoft is celebrating Black History Month this year with multiple showcases of Black creators. The month-long celebration features donation incentives, educational programs, and more.
Microsoft is spotlighting different games and media c... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | All about automation: A deep dive into automation for a great cause | Image: Appian
“When a crisis hits, those who possess the right combination of characteristics have the advantage, but those who can acquire those characteristics on demand will thrive in any situation.” Chess champion Garry Kasparov, from t... |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Engineering careers are hot. Here’s how women can catapult into the male-dominated field. | Image: iStock/metamorworks
Technology may not be completely bulletproof, but as far as jobs are concerned, it was the best-bet industry to be in this year, because every role from IT to engineering was seriously in demand in 2020. Despite a... |
| Oct 1, 2020 | 7 companies in the tech space that were founded by women of color | Did you miss a session from the Future of Work Summit? Head over to our Future of Work Summit on-demand library to stream.
It’s no secret that Black entrepreneurs are less likely to receive venture capital funding. Historically, the same ha... |
| Oct 1, 2020 | 7 companies in the tech space that were founded by women of color | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
It’s no secret that Black entrepreneurs are less ... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Mackenzie Bezos donates $1.7 billion to racial equality and other causes | MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $1.7 billion of her personal fortune to charity, she said in a Medium blog post on Tuesday.
Her charitable contributions make good on her signing of the Giving Pledge in... |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife are donating $120 million to Black institutions and colleges | Netflix and its CEO, Reed Hastings, are donating money to Black communities and institutions.
Hastings and his wife plan to give $120 million in personal donations to universities and colleges dedicated to educating students of color.
Netfl... |
| Apr 2, 2019 | LittleBits CEO Talks New Disney Partnership, Girls in STEM & Immigrant Entrepreneurship | Founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir launched littleBits in 2011. Nina Roberts
If you’re not an engineer, chances are that a small child playing with the modular electronic toy system littleBits, knows more about powering technology than you do.
Litt... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | GeekWire Calendar Picks: Black Girls Code workshops, Pluto’s planetary debate, FFA’s Champion Awards, and more | (Photo via Black Girls CODE)
— Black Girls CODE, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching girls of color ages 7-17 about computer programming and technology, is holding three pop-up robotics workshops in the Seattle area on Saturday, March 30 in a... |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Growth Equals Opportunity | For 24 years, Insight’s mission has been to invest in growth. While the unifying thread across our portfolio is software, we partner with companies across many verticals. As our portfolio companies grow, their global impact increases: they ... |
| Jan 22, 2019 | Detroit Trends in 2018? More Traction, Diversity, and Collaboration | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of posts sharing thoughts from industry and technology leaders about 2018 trends.
A few trends come to mind that continue to shape and ... |
| Aug 30, 2018 | Girls Who Code brings in $1M from Lyft rider donations | Girls Who Code, an organization focused on closing the gender gap in tech, has raised $1 million from Lyft riders since the ride-hailing company added the non-profit organization to its Round Up & Donate program last year.
The program a... |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 17 Young Women of Color Breaking Barriers in STEM | This summer, Diana Wilson is celebrating her graduation from the University of Virginia and is starting her career as an associate product marketing manager at Google. This is an exciting new chapter for Diana, who is a 2017 Forbes 30 under... |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Black Girls Code receives $255,000 from General Motors to launch in Detroit | On the heels of turning down $125,000 from Uber and then quickly raising over $150,000 through crowdfunding, Black Girls Code has announced a partnership with General Motors, which includes a $255,000 donation.
In an effort to further Black... |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Black Girls Code raises $154K after turning down six figures from Uber | Last week, we reported Black Girls Code turned down a $125,000 grant from Uber in what Black Girls Code CEO Kimberly Bryant described to me as a multi-layered decision.
Shortly after we broke the news of this decision, many members of the t... |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Black Girls Code says it turned down $125,000 from Uber | Uber seems to be looking to make amends to the tech industry in light of its tumultuous year that kicked off with former engineer Susan Fowler’s allegations of sexual harassment and management issues at the company. Just yesterday, Uber off... |
| Jul 18, 2017 | Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani: Why An 'Hour of Code' Isn’t Enough | It’s no shock to anyone—there is a gender disparity problem in the computer science world. The computing industry’s rate of job creation in the United States may be three times that of other industries, but the number of females attaining c... |
| Jul 31, 2016 | The other pipeline | Chrisfino Kenyatta Leal never thought he would end up in prison. What he did envision, he tells me, was dying before the age of 25 or 30.
“I saw so many people around me dying at such a young age that my long-term vision just wasn’t in focu... |
| Jul 17, 2016 | How generation Z females could be the answer to tech’s gender diversity problem | Taha Bawa Contributor
Taha Bawa is the CEO of Goodwall, a social network for high school students to tell their stories, discover opportunities, win scholarships and get recognized by universities.
At the Milken Institute Global Conference ... |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Y Combinator accepts Women Who Code | Women Who Code is the latest diversity non-profit to enter Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley accelerator that has helped produce companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe and Instacart. Although Y Combinator first started accepting non-profits ... |
| Mar 25, 2016 | U.S. computer programmers suffer the biggest gender pay gap | A male computer programmer makes over 28% more than his female counterparts
We may be coming to the end of Women's History Month, but that doesn't mean that we should stop doing stories about how hard it is for women to get ahead in tech.
I... |
| Mar 17, 2016 | Take that, Trump: majority of unicorns founded by immigrants | Companies like Uber, Slack, FanDuel and Eventbrite all had at least one founder born overseas
Immigration has been a hot topic on the campaign trail this year, with a lot of the dialogue escalating to vitriol and hateful rhetoric againts im... |
| Feb 8, 2016 | And The Winners Of The 9th Annual Crunchies Are… | Silicon Valley is getting dressed up tonight to celebrate startups, their founders and CEOs, VCs and angels, and the products they make during our 9th Annual Crunchies awards show at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. Tonight’s sho... |
| Feb 8, 2016 | Comedian Chelsea Peretti Skewers Tech’s Lack Of Diversity, On-Demand Economy At Crunchies Awards | The tech industry came under fire at the 9th Annual Crunchies Awards on Monday night – an event which aims to celebrate the best and brightest companies, founders and investors from the startup world. The event’s host, Brooklyn Nine-Nine co... |
| Feb 4, 2016 | Meet The Presenters For The 9th Annual Crunchies Awards | We’re gearing up for the 9th Annual Crunchies Awards, which will take place at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco on Monday, February 8th. Think of the show as an “Oscars for startups and technology.”
Chelsea Peretti will host th... |
| Jan 26, 2016 | Pinterest addresses the next step in diversity: inclusion | The company is doing research with Paradigm on how to tackle "belonging uncertainty"
Diversity, or the lack thereof, has become a hot topic in Silicon Valley over the last couple of year. Companies have started releasing reports o... |
| Jan 2, 2016 | The 9th Annual Crunchies Finalists announced | The 9th Annual Crunchies Awards Show is round the corner. Let’s meet the finalists.
The 9th edition of the Annual Crunchies Awards also referred to as The Oscars of Startups and Technology, is quickly approaching. On Tuesday, February 8, 2... |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Announcing The 9th Annual Crunchies Finalists | After a multitude of worthy nominations, TechCrunch is proud to announce the 9th Annual Crunchies Awards finalists. Take a peek below at the full list of finalists for each award category.
There are 12 categories that recognize a variety of... |
| Jun 22, 2015 | ‘CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap’ shows past, present and future of women in tech | In “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap,” a documentary that played this weekend at the AFI Fest, director Robin Hauser Reynolds explored why women are underrepresented in the technology field today — and how that will impact tomorrow’s economy.... |
| Jun 22, 2015 | It's time for Silicon Valley to walk the walk on racism | The CEO of Slack railed against racism, but is Silicon Valley actually trying help the problem?
Ever since a gunman walked into a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina last week, and opened fire, killing nine innocent people, ... |
| May 22, 2015 | When will tech look like America? | At Splash Oakland, Oakland's Mayor talks to diversity leaders from Google, Kapor, Pandora
The US has a racially and ethnically diverse population and there are more women than men, yet the tech world doesn't mirror this. Talk about diversit... |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Vator Splash Oakland: The most inspiring two days | Thank you to everyone who attended the event! Here's how it played out on Twitter
Vator held its second ever Splash Oakland event on Thursday, and it couldn't have gone better. Not only were the panelists, and all of our presenting companie... |
| Mar 26, 2015 | Choosing a Summer Coding Camp That's Right for Your Kids | As the hours of sunshine increase and the dark days of standardized testing wind down, the end of the school year is nigh. And you know what that means: summer camp!
If your smallest family members are looking for something beyond egg races... |
| Feb 18, 2015 | 50 Women in Tech Dominating Silicon Valley | “One of the things that I really strongly believe in is that we need to have more girls interested in math, science, and engineering. We’ve got half the population that is way underrepresented in those fields and that means that we’ve got a... |
| Jan 29, 2015 | What (Some) Silicon Valley Women Think Of Newsweek | I have thoughts on this Newsweek article.
Tech has some issues. You read trade pub stories about sexual harassment and assault allegations so often it’s absurd. Newsweek, which just discovered there are only a few women in tech, sent accomp... |
| Jan 21, 2015 | For women who missed tech in school, it’s not too late to start coding | I started teaching myself to code around age nine or 10, when I first had access to a computer. At the time, it felt like wizardry: This shiny new tool could let me conjure something into reality with the power of my words. Unfortunately, t... |
| Dec 20, 2014 | Transforming The Conversation On Women In Computer Science | Alison Derbenwick Miller Contributor
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Editor’s note: Alison Derbenwick Miller is the vice president of Oracle Academy where she and her team... |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Philly to host first-ever ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ youth hackathon next week | Minority youth will become civic hackers at the first “My Brother’s Keeper” hackathon next week.
It’s a response to President Obama’s call to action for organizations to help black boys succeed. Though the hackathon is geared toward boys, g... |
| Sep 9, 2014 | Meet Black Girls Code, The 2014 TechCrunch Include Grant Recipient | TechCrunch is excited to announce Black Girls Code as the recipient of the first TechCrunch Include Grant of $50,000.
The mission of Black Girls Code aligns perfectly with the founding goals of the Include Grant by aiming to increase partic... |
| Aug 13, 2014 | Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian and PayPal Throw Support Behind General Assembly’s Opportunity Fund | Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and PayPal have jumped on in support of General Assembly’s Opportunity Fund scholarship program. Opportunity Fund gives scholarships to women, veterans and minorities to participate in GA’s 12-week Web Devel... |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Tech Genius Doesn’t Need To Be White, Male And Wearing A Hoodie | When you picture a successful tech CEO, what comes to mind? Probably a white man, maybe one wearing a hoodie.
Technology is a caucasian male-dominated industry, that’s why getting more diversity in tech has never been more of a priority. In... |
| Jun 19, 2014 | Codecademy Partners With Google And DonorsChoose To Boost Girls’ Interest In Computer Science | Programming education startup Codecademy is announcing a new initiative with a stated goal “to double the number of high school girls studying Computer Science.”
Co-founder and CEO Zach Sims (pictured above) told me that this is the first “... |
| May 23, 2014 | 5 Women to Watch in #MiamiTech | As South Florida’s ecosystem continues to grow, we’re starting to see more talented leaders at the helm of startups. They are making the tough calls and leading by example. Here are five Miami-based female entrepreneurs on the rise:
Valerie... |
| May 2, 2014 | Ugggghhhhhh | At a time when Silicon Valley is facing increasing scrutiny over the treatment of women in technology, there emerges a website called Codebabes.com that, as you may have already heard, involves women stripping as you learn to code and pass ... |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Why I moved Splash to Oakland from San Francisco | To build a culture of entrepreneurship and showcase the East Bay
On May 6-7, Vator will bring our popular Splash tech startup event and competition to Jack London Square on the Oakland waterfront, after four years of holding it successfully... |
| Mar 4, 2014 | Why Queer Women Need Their Own Dating App | From Match and OkCupid to Skout and Scruff, social dating apps offer 32 flavors of matchmaking—and then some. Right now, gay men are prowling Grindr for no-strings insta hook-ups. Jewish singles are browsing JDate for cute boyfriend materia... |
| Dec 30, 2013 | Best Tech Events This Week (New Year’s Eve Parties & more) | This is a guest post from Gary Sharma (aka “The Guy with the Red Tie”), founder and CEO of GarysGuide and proud owner of a whole bunch of black suits, white shirts and, at last count, over 40 red ties. You can reach him at gary [at] garysgu... |
| Dec 29, 2013 | What Makes Girls Fall In Love With Computers And Code? | By Zach Weiner, via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1883#comicFeature image by Zach Weiner via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
The perennial discussion about women in technology is i... |
| Dec 29, 2013 | Girls Who Code | I feel badly for Paul Graham because he's being made out to be something I am sure he is not. But the brouhaha that he unleashed about women founders, women coders, and women hackers is a good thing because we ought to be having a broader c... |
| Apr 30, 2013 | No Boys Allowed: Four Coding Schools Just For Girls | Programming has always been a bit of a boy’s club. Now four startups are turning the tables.
As the coding education bubble swells, there’s room for some companies to target more specific audiences, including women exclusively. Fifty percen... |
| Oct 31, 2012 | Black Girls Hack creates #blackhack: a hackathon for black women programmers | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
What do you do when you can’t find a cofounder? O... |
| Oct 31, 2012 | Black Girls Hack creates #blackhack: a hackathon for black women programmers | What do you do when you can’t find a cofounder? Or, when not enough people in your demographic are programmers, much less startup founders?
If you’re one of the young women entrepreneurs behind Black Girls Hack in Atlanta, Georgia, you orga... |
| Sep 29, 2012 | The Search For Minority Entrepreneurs Is Over — Now They Need To Be Ready For Investors | Editor’s note: Wayne Sutton is the founder and CEO of PitchTo, a mobile development lab that builds tools for investors to make smarter decisions and help entrepreneurs deliver exceptional pitches. This article is inspired by Dave McClure’s... |
| Jul 31, 2012 | Closing the Gender Gap: A Peek Inside Programs to Train Female Developers | The 20 Girls Who Code participants working out of AppNexus’s Flatiron office (Photo: girlswhocode.tumblr.com)
“Maliyah, step away from the mouse!” called Ashley Gavin, a software engineer at the MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory and instructor at th... |
| Jul 26, 2012 | 30+ Organizations for Women in Technology | Being a woman in technology has its challenges, but feeling alone shouldn’t be one of them. Whether you’re a girl, a woman, or a grrl, the 20 organizations below can help you get connected with other entrepreneurs, designers, and developers... |
| Jul 11, 2012 | 20 Hours Left to Help 300 Kids Learn to Code This Summer [Updated] | Editor’s note: Black Girls Code has reached its goal, but you still have until midnight to support the Summer of Code campaign. San Francisco-based Black Girls Code is within a few thousand dollars of funding a campaign that will teach prog... |
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