Black Tech Takeover: Birmingham Black Techies
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Updated: 8:06 PM CST Feb 5, 2021
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Updated: 8:06 PM CST Feb 5, 2021
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THE CONCEPT. WHEN AYESHA WHITE MOVED HERE FROM SOUTH ALABAMA, I WILL GO TO WORK AND MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES DID NOT LOOK LIKE ME. IT’S VERY SMALL PORTION OF BLACK PEOPLE IN TECH BUT A VERY VERY SMALL PORTION OF BLACK WOMEN AND TAKE SO ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SHE FOUNDED BIRMINGHAM BLACK TECHIES. IT’S FOR WOMEN AND TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR CAREER POSSIBILITIES THROUGH JOB FAIRS. AND THIS WEEK’S BLACK TECH TAKEOVER MEETINGS. I JUST FEEL IT WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE WITH BIRMINGHAM BEING A MAJORITY BLACK CITY. I JUST FELT THAT NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF FOCUS ON BLACK PEOPLE AND TECH SPECIFICALLY LIKE SOMETHING THAT’S SPECIFICALLY SAID, THIS IS FOR BLACK PEOPLE AND BIRMINGHAM AND THEY WANT EVERYONE FROM BLACK HIGH SCHOOLERS TO OLDER FOLKS TO JOIN AND BE INSPIRED. IF YOU DON’T SEE PEOPLE ACTIVELY DOING THE THING THAT YOU WANT TO DO, THEN YOU DON’T THINK IT’S POSSIBLE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HERE IN BIRMINGHAM THAT PEOPLE KNOW IT’S POSSIBLE WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT THERE IS A AN ISSUE FINDING BLACK TECHNOLOGIES. WE’RE ALWAYS SHOCKED BECAUSE WE CAN THROW A ROCK AND HIT A BLACK TECHNOLOGIES RIGHT AND HIRING. SHE INSISTS WOULD BE WISE WE KNOW THAT DIVERSITY IS A MONEY MAKER. IT’S NOT JUST A FUZZY WORD. IT’S NOT JUST AN ALTRUISTIC MISSION IT INCREASES KPIS KEEP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR COMPANIES COMPANIES NOW PAYING ATTENTION TO THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK TECHIES. FLI ITSELF WVTM FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JOINING YOU CAN JUST GO TO BIRMINGHAM. BLACK TECHIES.COM AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR STORY AND OTHER CELEBRATING ALABAMA’S BLACK HISTORY RIGHT ON OUR WVTM 13 APP. JUST CLICK ON THE TOP CLICK ON BLACK HISTORY AND THERE YOU WILL FIND PLENTY OF STORIES FROM RIGHT HERE IN ALABAMA AND AROUND THE COUNTRY ABOUT PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT FOR CHANGE IN THE PAST, AND THOSE ARE