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10 articles tagged “Inclusion”.
March 14, 2024
The next time someone asks you to explain race to them, profit. Imagine this. You’re out at lunch, minding your business, when a colleague approaches you. Perhaps said colleague is your teammate. They
February 5, 2020
Taking a hard look at the ugly side of D&I When it comes to diversity and inclusion, there's a difference between the ideals that it represents and the actual practice of achieving it. And as much
August 27, 2019
[The following is a transcript of the above video ] If you've followed me for any length of time, you know that I wear my hat everywhere. Whether I'm going to work or visiting a school and talking to
March 14, 2018
I’m just a software engineer, not a movie reviewer. If you’re looking for an expert critique of Ryan Coogler’s hugely successful big-budget blockbuster, Black Panther, you have come to the wrong place
November 12, 2017
The Internship The summer of 2001, I found myself in a hotel conference suite hearing from a successful black businessman named Brian Morton share his career experience. Sitting in a room with 40 or s
July 23, 2017
If you are a black person in America, then you are probably familiar with the concept of the “Black Tax.” It’s the axiom that states black people must work harder than their counterparts to achieve si
June 10, 2017
I am both the beloved friend and worst enemy of the inclusion work of Silicon Valley. The dichotomy of these two realities feels strange to me, but not unfamiliar. As a black man from Compton and acco
May 4, 2016
What is it like to be a black employee at Google? originally appeared on Quora on April 21, 2016. It has been republished here with edits. Thanks for this great question! I’m presently a software engi
June 8, 2015
“Google would never hire a person like me.” That’s what I told myself as I walked away from the college campus recruitment booth in 2005. I was a huge fan of Google products like Search and Gmail, so
March 29, 2015
OK, so I've got a confession to make: I am smart and I’m not ashamed to admit it. It is not the kind of thing I like to admit. Anyone who’s ever been accused of being smart has probably run into bully
