AfroTech Comes to Oakland
This year, AfroTech is partnering with both community-based organizations and minority-owned businesses, including 100 Black Men of the Bay Area, Coding Dojo, Superheroic, the Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area Black Market, Kapor Center, Oakland Codes, The Hidden Genius Project, Black Girls CODE, Peralta Foundation, Oakland Unified School District, AI4ALL, and the David E. Glover Emerging
Ralph Clark, Bay Area’s Most Admired CEO Honoree
This years honorees include Ralph Clark CEO of ShotSpotter the leading gunshot detection software keeping cities and campuses safer.
Stygian Launches in Oakland
Stygian Corp CEO, JD Stewart announced the long-awaited launch of Stygian Black Bourbon (The Bay Area's Black Owned Bourbon)
Currency Conversations comes to an end
Black women have made significant strides, yet face more hurdles to financial success than any other group in the United States. But, there's strength in the sisterhood.
Confessions of a Business Owner by Default
"When I tell you that this has literally been a learning process, WOW! Needless to say I’ve made mistakes a long the way and I’ve had to go back to the drawing board multiple times often questioning why am I doing this!?"
Stay Black and On-Time with Calendly
Prior to starting Calendly, he attempted to build three different start-ups. Needless to say they all failed. Setbacks didn't keep him static. He continued to learn and kept his mind open for opportunities.