There’s been a lot of talk lately: Racism in tech, lack of access to capital for minority and women startups, low numbers of black engineers in tech. Whew. Drama, intrigue sexism… It’s a search engine optimization expert’s wet dream. However, to a guy like myself who has started a company — and to many black […]
That’s the backdrop for the heated debate over the scarcity of Blacks in technology sectors, particularly in Silicon Valley — the Mecca of start-up innovations and venture capital. “It’s true that few Black tech entrepreneurs exist,” says Chad Womack, a biotech entrepreneur, STEM education advocate and fellow co-founder of the BICI. “And there would be […]
Over the next few weeks, NewsOne.com will highlight 3 Black entrepreneurs who are part of the NewMe Accelerator. The NewMe Accelerator is a program for minority led start-ups that will house a handful of visiting start-ups during the summer of 2011 in Silicon Valley. The three entrepreneurs, Pius Uzamere, Tiffani Bell, and Chris Bennett, will […]
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Angela Benton is the founder of BlackWeb 2.0 and the new web business developer for Black entrepreneurs, the NewMe Accelerator. InteractiveOne, the parent company of NewsOne, is a supporter of the NewMe, and has given this platform to Ms. Benton to respond to a growing controversy about a preview of an upcoming episode […]
Last week Techcrunch founder Michael Arrington raised eyebrows when he said he never met a single Black entrepreneur. *View Video Here* The words angered many in the African American technology community. See Also: Black In America 4 Exclusive Trailer See Also: CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Talks To NewsOne About NewMe Accelerator, Black In America 4 But […]
Last week, Interactive One Chief Technology Officer Navarrow Wright interviewed CNN television personality Soledad O’Brien about the network’s popular Black in America series that will premiere this November. The fourth edition, which will surely focus on the re-election campaign of President Obama — and the issue of Black unemployment — will also dedicate a large […]
Techcrunch founder and CEO Michael Arrington raised some eyebrows recently when he attacked CNN’s Black in America 4 special which talks about the lack of African Americans in Silicon Valley. See Also: Black In America 4 Exclusive Trailer See Also: CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Talks To NewsOne About NewMe Accelerator, Black In America 4 After a […]
With Black in America 4 premiering tonight, we at NewsOne wanted to take a look at the featured guests on the show which focuses on Blacks in Silicon Valley and the technology sector. Today, we take a look at the founder of the NewMe Accelerator, Angela Benton. See Also: Black In America 4 Exclusive Trailer […]
