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Black Girls Code: Tackling stereotypes
Breanna Collins was one of 14 girls who built a video game at the Black Girls Code session last fall. PHOTO/Black Girls Code
In the battle against racism and steroeotyping against the African-American community, a new organization out of California is raising interest and praise. Black Girls Code is based out of San Francisco and was founded by a technology entrepreneur named Kimberly Bryant. Bryant started the volunteer organization as a way to teach African-American girls how to succeed in the world of technology, utilizing computer and engineering skills to get ahead in the workplace and in life.
Black Girls Code is already earning praise for the work it’s doing with youth in the San Francisco Black community. That’s no small feat considering the program has only been around since April 2011. In fact, the first Black Girls Code session did not finish until December 2011. During that first program 14 girls, none older than 13-years, learned about the basics of computer programming.
