I think it's going to be more organic. This is the age of the internet. The internet is media therefore we have the best outlet possible to get the word out ourselves. We can do this by supporting each others causes. People have already laid the ground work, so support them. As numbers increase the visibility increases and all these other outlets will follow not because they want to it'll be because they have to. Think about the Negro Leagues. It's a perfect example of something that grew organically and made such an impact that it couldn't be ignored. Now there is no Negro League, just Major League baseball.
"There are many promising and talented young women currently in the space moving in that direction and certainly many even younger codenistas from programs such as Black Girls CODE that I certainly feel change the future. Then hopefully this discussion will finally go away. For good... ;-) ~Kimberly- BlackGirlsCODE" -- Kimberly, I love that and speaking for my organization, I actually have a saying for that; My org exists so it doesn't have to exist. My ultimate goal is to make what I do so much the norm that I won't have a need to be around. Maybe that's 5 years, maybe 10, maybe 20 years. As long as the problem exists my org will be here to combat it.
Sorry failed to mention you Kimberly. I was just talking about this with BFC (Black Female Coders). It's a thing of visibility and perception. Something that needs to be overcome. That's why I try and become an outlet for all Blacks In Technology through my podcasts, and by spotlighting the skill set of black techs/engineers/founders through the BIT Tech Digest (http://www.bitdigest.net), and the Blacks In Technology website (http://www.blacksintechnology.net) and hopefully an upcoming conference. I feel we need to try and control as much of our "brand" as possible and not let others do that for us. Programs like BGC is making tremendous progress in tackling this very thing.
Greg Greenlee
Founder of Blacks In Technology
Founder of BIT Tech Digest
All around techie!!!
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Greg Greenlee Founder of Blacks In Technology (http://www.blacksintechnology.net) Founder of BIT Tech Digest (http://www.bitdigest.net)