Christopher Young, the Executive Vice President, Business Development, Strategy & Ventures at Microsoft, talks defining technology's future.

Media agency pocstock was created in 2019 by Steve Jones to launch a platform to house positive imagery of minority groups.

OneTen partners with Udacity and Blacks In Technology to sponsor Black talent with over 3,500 scholarships and educational tools.

Intel, Dell Technologies, Nasdaq, NTT DATA And Snap Inc. teamed up to formulate a coalition addressing corporate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Byte Back CEO Elizabeth Lindsey is stepping down to take on the role as CEO of Urban Alliance, a national youth workforce development nonprofit. Byte Back is a tech inclusion nonprofit with presence across the DMV region. The nonprofit offers computer training, IT certification and career services for adults seeking careers in tech. Lindsey worked at Byte Back for five and a half years before thinking about the possibility of moving on. “I wasn’t actively looking for something at all,” Lindsey told AfroTech in a video interview. “I’ve always wanted to run a national organization and Urban Alliance has sites in D.C., Baltimore, Chicago and Detroit. It’s quite a bit larger than Byte Back and the work that Urban Alliance does is just so close to my heart.” Lindsey said the search firm that Urban Alliance hired reached out to her after the nonprofit’s current CEO, Eshauna Smith, recommended her for the lead role. She applied for the position and after two months of interviewing, she...

Fifth Third Bank is the latest company to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to diversity and inclusion! The bank has committed $2.8 billion to speed up their efforts on inclusion, equality, and racial equity — a triple threat when it comes to the advancement of Black Americans. According to Black Enterprise, the Cincinnati-based bank will provide $2.2 billion in lending, $500 million in investments, and $60 million in financial accessibility. Another $40 million will be used toward its Executive Diversity Leadership Council’s Accelerating Racial Equality, Inclusion, and Equity commitment. “As we continue to make meaningful strides in advancing inclusion and diversity in our industry and in our communities,” said Greg Carmichael, Fifth Third CEO and Chairman, in a news release. “The dedicated investment, philanthropy, and lending efforts will help accelerate our progress toward promoting equality, equity, and inclusion, both within the Bank and in our communities,...

Leading global talent agency WME has appointed Gisselle Ruiz as its head of inclusion to help the agency as it works to be "anti-racist and ally-oriented."