Oakland tech hub fights for diversity
Original article by Jessica Guynn – USA Today OAKLAND — Just miles yet a world away from Silicon Valley is a budding tech hub where talk of racial inequality is as common as talk of stock options. This is by design. Entrepreneurs and community activists here are working to turn Oakland into a national model for re-engineering the tech […]
As Tech Firms Come to Oakland, so do Hopes of Racial Diversity
Original article by Pendarvis Harshaw – Youth Radio Adan Faudoa, 24, grew up in the Bay Area, near Silicon Valley, but he didn’t always think he’d be a tech guy. His dad had other plans for him. “As a kid, my dad was a big gear head,” Faudoa says, “so, he was pushing me in […]