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INROADS & Microsoft Partner to Close the Digital Divide
The strategic partnership will enable the digital transformation of INROADS internship, mentorship and talent development programs
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ATLANTA, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/
INROADS, Inc. a global solutions provider for talent pipeline issues, has formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft to help close the digital divide. As part of this strategic partnership, INROADS also joins the Microsoft initiative, Accelerate, which brings together civic, learning, and corporate partners to provide skills across the spectrum of digital proficiency to build a more inclusive workforce. As the nation reels from COVID-19 and calls for equity sweep the country, Microsoft and INROADS takes a position of leadership in addressing tech disparities that disproportionately impact students and communities of color.
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Darrell Booker didnât trust himself to speak at the all-hands meeting a company vice president had scheduled to discuss racism last June. He was so angry that for the first time in his 25-year career in technology, he couldnât focus on his job.
The Microsoft employee says he âfelt like a zombie at workâ in the weeks after George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis and the country erupted in anguish over racial injustice. âI was 100% distracted.â
But instead of holding back, Booker surprised himself by being the first to speak up at the meeting. He told his colleagues that while he wasnât upset with Microsoftâs initial response, he felt the company could do more to reach out to Black communities. Just a few hours later, the executive who led the discussion asked him to weigh in on an outline of an idea to do just that â by providing technology and supp