CÎROC, Combs Enterprises, and Culture Creators Announced EMPOWERED WOMEN April Honorees
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The second cohort of the 2021 Empowered Women platform, including Mona Scott-Young, Tanisha Scott, and Kimberly M. Jenkins, share financial empowerment advice in celebration of Financial Literacy Month
In speaking on financial literacy, Mona Scott-Young shares her mantra, a quote from Dr. C.L. Karrass, “in business, as in life, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate,” and adds, “but be sure to put in the work to ensure that your worth is never questioned.” LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) April 09, 2021 Today, CÎROC, Combs Enterprises and Culture Creators are proud to announce the second cohort of its 2021 Empowered Women platform meant to uplift, spotlight, and toast an eclectic and dynamic group of entrepreneurs, creatives, and businesswomen.
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As a Black woman with a computer science degree and 30 years of experience under her belt, Lisa Gelobter felt the time had come to use her skills to do something about issues of bias, discrimination, and harassment in the workplace.
“I’ve gotten to a place where my resume is pretty unimpeachable,’’ says Gelobter, whose past credentials include serving as chief digital officer for Black Entertainment TV (BET), CDO of the Department of Education in the Obama Administration, and as a member of the team that launched Hulu. “It’s okay for me to stand up and put my voice and reputation on the line, where folks coming up still have to make their way.”
As both inspiration and impetus, and in celebration of Black History Month this February, we delved into the archives to shine a light on some key Black tech pioneers who may have been overlooked by history.
Roy Clay
Any history of Black contributions to the field of computer science has to include Roy L. Clay, Sr., the founder and former CEO of ROD-L Electronics, a manufacturer of electrical safety testing equipment.
Before founding ROD-L, Clay was a programmer. He started his career in 1956 programming IBM and Burroughs computers for McDonnell Aircraft. In 1958, he moved to what is now known as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, operated by UC Berkeley for the US Department of Energy. Clay went on to develop software languages for Control Data mainframe computers, before joining Hewlett-Packard as the lead developer for the HP 2116A minicomputer and later as part of its research and development department.