Tag Archives: black
What’s keeping black women out of tech?
March 8, 2014 – 6:26 pm
Money, tech and mentors.
These, according to panelists on Saturday’s “Black Women in Tech: Uncovering Barriers to Entry” panel at South by Southwest, are the… more
Sabio sets sights on creating Latino, women developers
February 10, 2014 – 2:48 pm
What’s the best way to get more women and minorities great tech jobs? Train them yourself.
So goes the logic of Sabio co-founders Liliana Monge… more
Racism, homophobia, mapped on Twitter
May 15, 2013 – 12:19 am
Racism and homophobia on Twitter are concentrated pretty much all over the United States, according to a new mapping project that tracked racist tweets against… more
Latino, black boys score lowest on math, science tests
April 9, 2013 – 1:04 am
A new study published in Psychology of Women Quarterly found that Latino and African American males scored the lowest on 10th grade math and science… more
Florida lowers standards for Latino, black students
October 18, 2012 – 12:21 am
The Florida Board of Education voted to set different standards of reading and math achievement for students based on their race and ethnicity this month.… more
Young Latinos more entrepreneurial than other groups
October 17, 2012 – 11:38 pm
Latinos between the ages of 18 and 34 tend to be more entrepreneurial than their white or African American counterparts, according to a recent report… more
1 in 6 Latino kids can’t take high school physics
October 16, 2012 – 11:18 pm
About 1 in 6 Latino students in the country couldn’t take physics in high school if they wanted to — because their schools don’t offer… more
Blacks, Latinos shut out of top science HS
August 1, 2012 – 11:00 am
The Coalition of The Silence, an advocacy group, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education that black, Latino and disabled students are being… more
