Sheryl Sandberg has been in the news lately for her opposition to the global gag rule and…
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Twitter’s Blackbirds launch bot for Black History Month
Twitter’s employee resource group for African-Americans, Blackbirds, is launching a Twitter bot for Black History Month.…
Using tech to fix the criminal justice system
Criminal justice reform at the federal level is kind of up in the air, but local…
Google employees rally against Trump’s immigration ban
Google employees are currently rallying against President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans immigration from seven majority…
Leslie Miley leaves Slack to fuel growth in startup communities outside of Silicon Valley
Leslie Miley, the former engineering manager at Twitter and now-former director of engineering at Slack, has…
Boardlist founder says sexual discrimination is more prevalent than people think
Sexual discrimination and harassment doesn’t seem to be going away, according to a recent survey by…
Ludacris partnered with a startup founder to launch Slang N’ Friendz
Rapper and actor Ludacris has teamed up with startup founder Edwin Benton to launch Slang N’…
Backstage Capital is raising a second fund to invest in as many women of color as possible
When Backstage Capital Founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton first stumbled upon Silicon Valley — as…