Putting The Spotlight On Blacks In Tech
Putting The Spotlight On Blacks In Tech Enlarge this image toggle caption Tamara Orozco Tamara Orozco Representatives from Historically Black Colleges and Universities are meeting in Stanford this week to talk about African Americans in the tech world. Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough also joined the conversation letting listeners know that the 'Black Steve Jobs' is out there. Sponsor Message Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough On The Role Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities Members of the HBCU community find new avenues such as this upcoming HBCU conference to talk about innovation at the institutions where we develop strategies so that HBCUs in particular can help faculty members develop practices and work with Silicon Valley so that we provide more opportunities for technology which will hopefully then generate companies that can fund those institutions as well as provide support for students. President Walter Kimbrough On The Next Black Tech Star Those persons exist and so, I think as our country continues to become more diverse, we're going to have to have different people with different experiences lifted up as these heros for technology.
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