Entrepreneurship for Black, marginalized, people are often birthed from necessity and survival. Creating avenues of access for people who are often denied opportunities is a selfless act that is as a result of having been on the receiving end of closed minds, closed doors, and an extremely minuscule range of what it is to truly be “diverse” and “inclusive”. For the trans actress, activist, and entrepreneur Angelica Ross , TransTech Social became her passion project to “empower trans and gender non-conforming people through on-the-job training in leadership and workplace skills”. For many, the name of Angelica Ross would be synonymous with hit television shows such as POSE and American Horror Story, or her activism for trans and racial equality, however, Ross is also a self-taught tech expert. Ross’s TransTech Social is a platform centered around the upliftment for trans, queer, and gender non-conforming people with a grander purpose of providing tech education and employment–aiding...
