Black Men in Tech: What's Missing From The Conversation? Panel | Tech Inclusion SF 2018

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  • čas přidán 31. 01. 2019
  • In an industry and region that reliably fails to attract, cultivate, and promote black men in significant numbers, what can companies do to cultivate meaningful community, connection, and belonging? Join us for a provocative conversation about the black male experience in tech.
    Moderated by:
    Willie Jackson - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Consultant and Facilitator at ReadySet
    Panelists:
    Maurice Wilkins - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advocate at the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative
    Ajene Green - Director, Business Development & Sales at Walker & Company Brands, Inc.
    Xavier Cunningham - Product Operations Manager at LinkedIn
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Komentáře • 81

  • @leonhenry4861
    @leonhenry4861 Před 4 lety +33

    so all these people talking about being in tech and we don't have one Software Engineer.

    • @empovia
      @empovia  Před 4 lety +3

      Hi, if you're looking to hear from a black engineer, here's a session with Leslie Miley czcams.com/video/7DaZbS-ilV0/video.html

    • @umjames
      @umjames Před 4 lety +8

      I'm not in the Bay Area, but we do exist. I also would have liked to see that.

    • @empovia
      @empovia  Před 4 lety +1

      This was a San Francisco based event, but we have done other events across the country and around the world.

    • @leonhenry4861
      @leonhenry4861 Před 4 lety +3

      @@empovia thats the point, you're in SF talking about tech and not one engineer, to be fair your not really in tech if your not an engineer. Just my point of view.

    • @leonhenry4861
      @leonhenry4861 Před 4 lety +5

      @@umjames I know I work in London. So thats why I watched, but when none were engineers I didn't see the point of the video.

  • @luismartinez1560
    @luismartinez1560 Před 2 lety +5

    As a Black Man in Tech from the Projects in Brooklyn, I can't relate to these Black Men. I come from a different walk of life.

    • @RodderickPrinceParker
      @RodderickPrinceParker Před rokem

      Yeah they touched on that a little bit. Tech expects Black men to show up the same way. It’s based on unconscious bias and ignorance.

    • @CastleDragon78
      @CastleDragon78 Před 5 měsíci

      These men up here do not represent me at all. My experience is way different. These are people who were chosen to be groomed in certain aspects. IT Tech solves problems where I am at we didn’t have time to be groomed we just dug in and were expected to build and my experience was about being passed over time and time again.

  • @TheONE-bn1lh
    @TheONE-bn1lh Před 5 lety +35

    I needed to see this currently getting into code and this inspired me. Thank you ✅

    • @ReigningWomban
      @ReigningWomban Před 4 lety

      How are things coming along for you with that?

    • @Benno919
      @Benno919 Před 3 lety

      How is it going so far?

    • @LBrownoffical
      @LBrownoffical Před 3 lety

      Note their short hair anf lack of anything else relevant to black culture. This is fundemental when aspiring to achieve success in corporate USA/UK

    • @thelonercoder5816
      @thelonercoder5816 Před 3 lety

      @@LBrownoffical lol so someone's hair makes them less black? What?

    • @MalikEmmanuel
      @MalikEmmanuel Před rokem

      @@LBrownoffical what do you mean?

  • @chocolate1ify
    @chocolate1ify Před 4 lety +25

    they need to build black silicon valley do for self

    • @imani828
      @imani828 Před 3 lety +1

      check out Iddris Sandu, he already is - in Ghana

    • @thelonercoder5816
      @thelonercoder5816 Před 3 lety +4

      why? Im black and see this as pretty racist. Imagine a white person saying that they're gong to build a place with whites only.. Imagine the backlash. yet it's ok for us to exclude other races lol.

    • @wisdomseeker0142
      @wisdomseeker0142 Před 3 lety +1

      @@thelonercoder5816 no he means leadership where there are no hand outs because black men would be the leaders.

  • @BluedvdMaster
    @BluedvdMaster Před rokem

    This was such a good panel. Felt like i was listening to a podcast with the formality of an insightful panel.

  • @luvlacali
    @luvlacali Před 2 lety +2

    I loved this panel and commentary. Very inspiring 👏 🙌🏾❤

  • @omaryrajabu8619
    @omaryrajabu8619 Před 2 lety +2

    I watched the whole thing, well needed.

  • @techsummitglobal
    @techsummitglobal Před 2 lety +3

    This is Interesting - We are the Diversity in Tech Podcast and Conference and are big champions of diversity in Tech.

  • @cuSTEMJourneys
    @cuSTEMJourneys Před 2 lety

    This is cool, I'm glad to see such great representation! What advice would you give to a HS senior who is planning to major in CS?

  • @temitopeadepoju6517
    @temitopeadepoju6517 Před rokem

    This is so inspiring; thank you for sharing.

  • @bassk9808
    @bassk9808 Před 2 lety

    This was really good, guys! Well done. 😊

  • @cadillacdevile
    @cadillacdevile Před 3 lety +4

    Awesome panel, loved the energy

  • @DistortedV12
    @DistortedV12 Před 4 lety +11

    Anyone on the panel a software engineer?? Like that's the only reason I'm here...

    • @empovia
      @empovia  Před 4 lety

      Hi, we have a few talks from black engineers - here is one: czcams.com/video/7DaZbS-ilV0/video.html

    • @DistortedV12
      @DistortedV12 Před 4 lety

      @@empovia A good young guy to check out is Wayne Jackson Jr. It'd be cool if he could be on a future panel

  • @kolyxix
    @kolyxix Před 2 lety

    19:42 "Inclusive". You nailed it my brother

  • @edwardcottman743
    @edwardcottman743 Před 4 lety +15

    Reduce the humor of the discussion, and focus on the problem of Blacks not being vast participants in the Information Technology arena. It can only be the fault of those of us currently in IT. I've been in IT for over 25+ years, first as an employee and then as a Company owner. If we in IT don't require OEMs to reach out more to Black users, educators and Owners in and of the technology business. We'll never have more than 30K + of us, within the Industry.

  • @d.washington2394
    @d.washington2394 Před 3 lety +1

    I was thinking about going into tech and the first speaker is from Charleston SC as well maybe its a sign

  • @terellanderson1459
    @terellanderson1459 Před 3 lety +1

    Im a small developer self learned for mobile/ cpu looking for some type of oppurtunity.. Am I alone?

  • @ravenburneskushner1825
    @ravenburneskushner1825 Před 3 lety +10

    I love nerds. They are my favorite. Especially chocolate ones.

  • @TechAndWanderlust
    @TechAndWanderlust Před 3 lety +3

    When dude said he wanted to be like Eddie Murphy in Boomerang I was like yeah that's mah dawg right there. Then the other cat whispered in that liberal hipster tone "misogyny" *big eye roll* I was like ugh shhhhhh when like smooth brothas no simping in tech please. Anyway, great panel I work in tech as a cloud engineer and love what I do.

  • @Stickythoughts
    @Stickythoughts Před 2 lety +1

    I’m here looking for my jabrils and Idriss my two big inspiration. I like authenticity.

  • @DevsLikeUs
    @DevsLikeUs Před 3 lety +1

    Love this !

  • @goldenstateswarriorsbandwa4842

    These are the men that should be the face of the community but hey we are stuck with real niggas.

  • @thekhantv_5481
    @thekhantv_5481 Před 3 lety +1

    bruh in glasses so spicy lmfaoooo

  • @jadam4036
    @jadam4036 Před 4 lety +4

    Why couldn’t women join the conversation as well? Or is there another video on this topic with black women discussing it?

    • @RVANae
      @RVANae Před 4 lety +6

      Plenty of videos of Black women in tech on Ted Talk

    • @RVANae
      @RVANae Před 4 lety +2

      @Sudhir Kakar You know why. Stop trolling.

    • @RVANae
      @RVANae Před 4 lety

      @Sudhir Kakar You answered your own question 💆🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️. That's why the OP asked if anyone knows of any other videos on CZcams about the subject at hand.

    • @mikee3261
      @mikee3261 Před 4 lety +9

      Why do y’all black women want war with black men so bad ? We are not your enemy

    • @RVANae
      @RVANae Před 4 lety +1

      @@mikee3261 What war are you referring to?

  • @superduperjoi6800
    @superduperjoi6800 Před 2 lety

    Washington leadership academy noted

  • @darrylwashington1398
    @darrylwashington1398 Před 2 lety

    Good job 😸👍

  • @MrSivram28
    @MrSivram28 Před 3 lety +3

    Why is the bald guy in glasses so rude and condescending. Was it because he was called the Beyoncé of the group? I thought this was a respectful conversation between black men tech? not a platform to tear each other down.

    • @trayballtv3844
      @trayballtv3844 Před 2 lety +2

      I think they were joking with eachother….

  • @arifulislamleeton
    @arifulislamleeton Před rokem

    Introduce myself my name is Ariful Islam leeton im software engineer and members of the international organization and development Google

  • @arielsahusilawane3794
    @arielsahusilawane3794 Před 4 lety

    i like to see.. they sang Boyz II Men after that :D

  • @leetheaarceneaux8151
    @leetheaarceneaux8151 Před 3 lety

    The one with the bald head has a odd energy . Not friendly and challenging .

  • @rickt1866
    @rickt1866 Před 4 lety +1

    they are in call centers ? thats tech?

    • @cadillacdevile
      @cadillacdevile Před 3 lety

      ?

    • @kweli05
      @kweli05 Před 3 lety +4

      Which one of them said they worked in a call center? I didn't catch that.

    • @Thatbul
      @Thatbul Před 2 lety +3

      Get the hate out your heart

  • @schanemassey3861
    @schanemassey3861 Před 5 lety +2

    first dude was wackk & corny!

    • @AO-pn2uo
      @AO-pn2uo Před 4 lety +30

      Thats the problem with the black community. Everything is "corny". Just listen and learn.

    • @lindawhitfield7582
      @lindawhitfield7582 Před 4 lety +2

      @@AO-pn2uo Everything that's progressive is seen as corny smdh.

    • @socalbeachieboy6135
      @socalbeachieboy6135 Před 3 lety +16

      As a black Computer Science student this is the one thing that fuels my imposter syndrome. I never faced any racism from my classmates or internship recruiters. But my from my own kind I have

    • @cadillacdevile
      @cadillacdevile Před 3 lety

      @@socalbeachieboy6135 So sorry about that

    • @ndiekwere6027
      @ndiekwere6027 Před 3 lety

      @@socalbeachieboy6135 am sorry your experienced that