Diversity

17 Oct

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Commits $75 Million to Increase Access to Capital for Women, Minority and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JPMorgan Chase is more than doubling the size of its global Small Business Forward program, it announced today, by committing $75 million over the next three years to support women, minority and veteran-owned small businesses. This includes a $1.9 million grant to the...

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14 Oct

How To Get More African American Girls Into Tech by Ruchika Tulshyan

America will need to fill 1 million more STEM jobs than we will produce professionals in the next decade. And although we are among the world’s largest importers of technical talent, demand for these skills far exceed supply. Yet it’s troubling how the industry continues to...

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12 Oct

How did North Carolina A&T become the country’s leading producer of black engineers? Care by Soraya Nadia McDonald

If you’re black and grew up in North Carolina, it’s almost a given that you know about North Carolina A&T State University. Maybe it’s because you heard of its legendary marching band. Or maybe you learned about the Greensboro Four as part of North Carolina...

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11 Oct

Looking for a Choice of Voices in A.I. Technology by Quentin Hardy

Do we, for example, associate the stereotypical voice of an English butler — think of Jarvis the computer in “Iron Man” — with a helpful and intelligent person? And why do so many people want to hear a voice that sounds like it came from...

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05 Oct

Online Campaign Spotlights Women and Minority Entrepreneurs by Jen Kinney

Solidifying President Barack Obama’s millennial aesthetics and South by Southwest crush, the White House hosted South by South Lawn (SXSL) last weekend, billed as a “festival of ideas, art and action” inspired by its Austin predecessor. In addition to panels on innovation, a performance by...

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