Tag Archives: racism
Silicon Valley is thriving, not for Latinos and blacks
February 14, 2013 – 9:44 am
A recent article highlighted the fact that Latinos and African Americans are not benefitting as much from the Silicon Valley’s growing and high standard of… more
How tech reporting stays controlled by white men
February 9, 2013 – 7:58 pm
A great post by Jamelle Bouie gives a very detailed explanation of how tech writing works, how people break into the business, and how all… more
Latinos can solve the STEM shortage in the U.S.
January 9, 2013 – 12:27 am
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi
Economists agree – science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is critical to the future success of the United States.
Yet… more
Racist post-election tweets concentrated in the South
November 12, 2012 – 9:20 am
FloatingSheep did an interesting analysis of racist tweets that preceded and followed the presidential election in the U.S. Turns out the tweets were concentrated in… more
UT Austin’s new admissions policy hurts Latinos
October 30, 2012 – 11:19 pm
Only Texas seniors in the top 7% of their graduating class will be guaranteed admission to the University of Texas at Austin for the summer/fall… more
Latinas are vital to startup success
October 11, 2012 – 12:31 am
A recent analysis of 20,000 venture-backed companies in the U.S. from 1997 to 2011 found that, when women are in senior positions, companies tend to… more
On Reddit, racism, sexism still thrive
October 9, 2012 – 8:53 pm
Editor’s note: This post contains some strong language.
Social connecting has been an integral part of the Internet since the UseNet days, but how much,… more
How María Hinojosa’s work is changing the US
October 1, 2012 – 1:14 am
By Maria Elena Alvarez
Albuquerque, New Mexico — One of the most prominent Latino voices today on the media landscape is María Hinajosa. Through her… more
Science profs think women aren’t as smart as men
October 1, 2012 – 12:51 am
Ever wonder where all the women in science and tech are? According to one study, one reason there are such low numbers of women in… more
Interactive map of 33 states’ voter ID laws
September 27, 2012 – 12:20 am
The National Conference of State Legislatures put together an interactive map of the 33 states that have passed voter ID legislation.
The color-coded map takes… more
