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Sooo...when I go on my little soapbox about this thing called a "tech pipeline"? This pic is what I mean. Almost 100 little Black/brown girls (in Oakland) doing robotics the Sat before Christmas.
Kimberly Bryant
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Kimberly Bryant
@6Gems
Founder @Blackgirlscode + Black Innovation Lab @TheAscendCo
Forthcoming Author: ASCENDING
rootsandresilience.substack.com
#BayArea #Memphis
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- Intersectionality = when you really want to support #WomenBoycottTwitter but you're conflicted bec Black women never get the same support. π
- Press release: so itβs 3 days before Christmas and you wake up to discover the organization YOU created and built from the ground up has been taken away by a rogue board with no notification. VC: @BlackGirlsCode
- Love that the producers at #InsecureHBO are dipping into this non-profit white savior storyline. It's real.
- Am I the only one who cleans the house obsessively the day before they go out of town? π©π Please tell me Iβm not alone.
- We're incredibly excited + elated to receive a $3M donation from Mackenzie Scott to support our work at @BlackGirlsCode / honored to be amongst an incredible list of transformative peer organizations! 116 Organizations Driving Change by MacKenzie Scott
- Oh snap! Elizabeth Warren is coming for Silicon Valley and the lack of diversity in tech π³. First who have her folks been talking to? Secondly she so far outpaces the pack on most deeply rooted issues. Lastly, she has gotten my attention. πReplying to @ewarrenBut even if we fully close the startup capital gap, deep systemic issues will continue to tilt the playing field. 86% of venture capitalists are white, and studies show that investors are more likely to partner with entrepreneurs who look like them.
- Companies I have a message for you; if your Black/brown employees/executives are the only ones advocating on behalf of diversity and inclusion in your org? Youβre doing it ALL wrong. π£π£π£ Thank you for coming to my TED talk...
- Replying to @jbrillionaireI screamed at the end βgrab your things and letβs go to doggie daycareβ ππ€£π
- So if I can prioritize diversity + inclusion w/ a TINY budget and as a Black woman CEO. I see no excuses for others. None. #DoBetter
- Absolutely love that Naomi is putting herself first. Because if you donβt put yourself first no one else will. Especially when youβre seen as a product.
- This truly sent me!!! ππ€£π too funny and cute. His eyes saying something. Lol
- I'm So proud to support A Wrinkle in Time and this brilliant sister in whatever she does. Thank you @ava for letting our tech divas and all girls know the future belongs to them. π#AWrinkleInTime #WarriorsWhoCode #BlackGirlsCode
