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Congressional Black Caucus launches CBC TECH 2020 Initiative to Address Diversity in Tech
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has launched a new a initiative aimed at increasing African American representation and inclusion in the tech industry.
Through initiative named – CBC TECH 2020, the Congressional Black Caucus seeks to close the gap by encouraging industry leaders “to use the same entrepreneurial spirit they use when creating new technologies to become innovators in diversifying tech.
News of CBC TECH 2020 comes amid numerous efforts that Black leaders have made in recent years to diversify the tech space. In December 2014, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. spoke to 25 companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Pandora about transparency in their hiring practices.
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