Tag Archives: blacks
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
SwivetZone YouTube series promotes STEM for minorities, women
July 22, 2013 – 11:20 pm
Pink Castle Pictures and the International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) have come together to produce a new web series aimed at getting teenagers interested… more
Silicon Valley schools are failing Latinos
June 26, 2013 – 12:09 am
Latino students in environments built on tech and information growth are being failed by educational systems, creating a group of students who struggle with algebra… more
Latinos’ STEM bachelor degree numbers up, doctorates down
March 17, 2013 – 7:44 pm
The National Science Foundation recently released a report titled, “Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013” with some interesting data about… more
Study: Latinos know English, don’t graduate college and rent
February 20, 2013 – 10:52 pm
The Pew Hispanic Center recently released data on the Latino population in the U.S. The first of Más Wired’s look at the Pew Center’s massive… more
Latinos use Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter more than whites
February 14, 2013 – 10:24 pm
A new report from The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project breaks down the demographics of social network users. Interestingly, for all social… more
Silicon Valley is thriving, not for Latinos and blacks
February 14, 2013 – 9:44 am
A recent article highlighted the fact that Latinos and African Americans are not benefitting as much from the Silicon Valley’s growing and high standard of… more
How tech reporting stays controlled by white men
February 9, 2013 – 7:58 pm
A great post by Jamelle Bouie gives a very detailed explanation of how tech writing works, how people break into the business, and how all… more
Latinos, blacks, take more time to graduate in STEM
January 8, 2013 – 12:27 am
Latinos and African Americans take more time to complete their graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields, according to a new study from… more
CODE2040 seeking Latino, black software engineers
September 25, 2012 – 10:40 am
CODE2040 is a non-profit organization that works to help black and Latino software engineers gain experience and networking opportunities in Silicon Valley. We wrote about… more
