Tag: coders
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BDPA’s Renowned Tech Competition Series enters its 37th Season
NEW YORK—BDPA announces seasonal kick-offs for I.T. showcases, coding, and mobile app development. The association’s 2023 SITES competitions are open and currently available for new and aspiring research analysts, social scientists, tech writers, systems engineers, and junior developers (JrDevs). SITES coordinators’ names and emails from participating BDPA Chapters must be provided to National BDPA no…
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Apple launches inaugural Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers
CUPERTINO, CA—As part of Apple’s ongoing commitment to empower the Black community and dismantle barriers to opportunity, today the company is welcoming leaders and their teams from 13 app companies as the inaugural cohort of Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers. In 2019, Apple held its first-ever Entrepreneur Camp, an immersive tech lab for…
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Amazon’s Future Engineer Program funds High School Computer Science Courses
Jeff Bezos visits Dunbar High School in Washington,D.C. Amazon launches Future Engineer Program
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Tech Industry seeks more Black Coders
SEATTLE, WA — For years there have been programs designed to get more girls involved in tech careers, but Microsoft noticed an urgent need to step up industry’s support for minority males. The firm’s MANCODE initiative is scoped as a one day technology conference that educates middle and high school minority males about technology. According…
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4G ending as 2018 Closes — What’s Next?
WASHINGTON — National BDPA’s Washington, D.C. Chapter (BDPADC.org) and Samsung Electronics America reached 40-year milestones in 2018. To that end, opportunities for new fifth-generation workforces powered by start-ups with innovative capability sets and 5G technologies could yield greater benefits for the tech industry. Greater rewards are available for communities who understand Industry’s urgent need to…
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HUBL’s Whitney Griffith Wins Big in Silicon Valley
World Blockchain Hackathon 2018 and Howard University
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Black Girls Code on ‘GMA’
Black Girls Code founder opens up about breaking barriers in tech on ‘GMA’ New York—Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls CODE, discusses how her program is inspiring young African-American and girls of color to embrace and get deeply involved in STEM programs to discover new career paths across our tech world. Since their launch in…