By Derek Major
Black Enterprise
Google officially launched an initiative last week to provide 100,000 Black women with career development and digital skills training by 2022.
The Grow With Google partnership will team Google with six organizations including four National Panhellenic Sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Zeta Phi Beta.
The tech giant will work with the sororities as well as Dress For Success and The Links to offer leadership development and digital skills training to support Black women.
“Google is proud to stand with Dress for Success, the Links, and four of the National Panhellenic Sororities to help more Black women get access to the digital skills and career development needed to enter today’s most in-demand jobs,” Melonie Parker, Chief Diversity Officer for Google said in a release.
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Kind, patient, thoughtful and a believer in his students – that’s how George Regan’s friends, colleagues and parents described the Slackwood Elementary School teacher, who died unexpectedly in November.
Many of those who came into Regan’s orbit gathered virtually on Jan. 21 to pay tribute to Regan, who taught for nearly 25 years at the Slackwood Elementary School.
The Slackwood Elementary School family, as well as the entire Lawrence Township public school district, was stunned when they learned of Regan’s death, said Jeanne Muzi, Slackwood Elementary School principal.
“For the last seven weeks, we have heard again and again from the people who were impacted by him. He was kind, and a passionate teacher who had a belief in all of his students,” Muzi said.
Instacart to eliminate about 2,000 jobs and GitHub head of HR resigns
Hey y’all. You’ve just landed on Human Capital, the weekly newsletter that details the latest in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. The week kicked off with GitHub making a public apology to the person the company terminated for cautioning his employees about Nazis in D.C. on the day of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Later in the week, Google revoked corporate access from AI ethicist Margaret Mitchell in what some are saying is reminiscent of the company’s treatment of Dr. Timnit Gebru. Meanwhile, Instacart is making some changes to its platform that will result in job loss.