Breaking barriers: Black tech leaders' vision for digital equity

Connected Nation

On today's episode we celebrate and mark Black History Month by exploring issues important to African Americans relating to broadband, technology, and the Digital Divide.
We welcome guests that are leaders in a variety of areas in tech for a round table discussion on everything from the misuse of the term “diversity” to the future of Black tech in America.
Recommended Links:
Sabrina Morton:
Sabrina's LinkedIn
Sabrina's Company
Doug McCullough:
Doug's LinkedIn
Color Coded Labs
Black Tech Columbus
Heather Gate:
Heather's LinkedIn
Connected Nation’s Heather Gate earns spot in Women We Admire’s Top 50 Women Leaders of Kentucky for 2023

Dr. Fallon Wilson
Fallon's LinkedIn
Brookings article
Code for America article

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1. Introduction + Meeting the guests (00:00:00)

2. What attracted the guests to tech (00:08:07)

3. What the guests most excited about right now (00:14:20)

4. The importance of representation in tech (00:24:25)

5. How mentorship helps representation (00:43:49)

6. Why recruiting from HBCU's is vital (00:52:29)

7. The pendulum swinging back (00:57:58)

8. Advice for overcoming challenges and breaking barriers (01:02:54)

9. Final questions (01:17:23)

10. Conclusion + Outro (01:22:28)