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Hip-Hop-Influenced Technology Podcast Digital Good Times Has Relaunched

After taking a few years off from creating one of Atlanta's earliest platforms connecting hip-hop culture and technology, the influential podcast Digital Good Times has relaunched, with impeccable timing for today's conversations around true diversity and inclusion in tech. Emman 'Small Eyez' Twe

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Sam Smith's Collective Hustle Demonstrates the Business Case For Startup Diversity — Beyond Optics

“For me, it felt like I always had all of the puzzle pieces, they just weren't put together. One thing I want to prove is that, if you just look at a snapshot of the top 20 [startup cities], we could be an ecosystem that embraces diversity and

"There's a Business Case for Diversity." CulturaLink's CEO On How to Be Intentional In the Hiring Process

"There's a Business Case for Diversity." CulturaLink's CEO On How to Be Intentional In the Hiring Process

Yolanda Robles has been the family translator since she was eight years old, as is often the case with children in immigrant families. Originally from the Dominican Republic, as an adult Robles succeeded in the fields of technology and healthcare. But as she grew her career, she realized from her

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Schoolhouse Tech: Why Smart Cities Must Also Be Inclusive Ones

I recently had the pleasure of accompanying the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) on its annual LINK trip in my capacity as the ARC’s citizen board member for the City of Atlanta. The purpose of the trip is for more than 100 government, business and non-profit sector leaders to

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500 Startups Addresses the Future of Entrepreneurship — An Urgent Need To Focus On Inclusion

This past weekend, Silicon Valley-based seed fund 500 Startups hosted a Unity and Inclusion Summit in Atlanta to gather preeminent investors, veteran and first-time entrepreneurs, and technology educators and students for a day of off-the-record, candid conversations about how diversity affects building a business, seeking funding,

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These 5 Atlanta Companies Know D&I Is Serious Business

D&I has been a huge topic of conversation in the media, specifically as it relates to the tech industry over the last several years. I assume everyone must know this term — but I am often asked, what is D&I? It stands for diversity and inclusion. Emphasis