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29 Aug

Obama creating ‘startup visas’ to encourage foreign entrepreneurs to start companies in the U.S. by Monica Nickelsburg

The Obama administration is making it easier for entrepreneurs worldwide to launch startups in the U.S. Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing the White House’s International Entrepreneur Rule. The program grants temporary visas to startup founders from other countries if their companies meet...

13:17 / Diversity

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29 Aug

Illinois Widens Playing Field for Chicago’s Black Entrepreneurs by Johnny Magdaleno

After Britney Robbins got the first batch of applications for her black entrepreneurship program, The Gray Matter Experience, she set out on trips across Chicago to meet with 20 of the most promising high school students and hear their stories. “A lot of them were candid...

13:06 / Diversity

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26 Aug

Jim and Marilyn Simons Pledge $2.5 Million for STEM Education at Morehouse College ‹ Morehouse College News Center by Add Seymour Jr.

Morehouse College has received a boost in its efforts to diversify the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields as mathematician and hedge fund manager Jim Simons and his wife Marilyn pledged $2.5 million to the College. The gift will go towards educating math...

11:32 / Diversity

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25 Aug

These 10 Y Combinator startups offer fixes for society’s problems by Cromwell Schubarth

Silicon Valley has been criticized in recent years for making life harder for folks who can't afford the likes of an Uber ride, a Nest thermostat or can't pay extra to have their meals delivered. A group of founders who pitched at the first of two...

11:11 / Diversity

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25 Aug

What We Learned from Miami Graph What went wrong — and right — with our civic tech project by Gregory Johnson

We wanted to create a tool that would create civic engagement around issues happening in Miami. Gregory Johnson and Mauro Perez. That’s what brought Mauro Perez and I together during a Code For Miami meeting to work on a project we called MiamiGraph....

11:06 / Diversity

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