TECH Editorials -- 2015

Last update: Sunday 1/3/16

From time to time throughout 2015 the DLL Editor posted editorials  on this blog  that related to the efforts of HBCUs and community-based groups to promote #DiversityInTech. Links to these posts are listed below. 

Links to editorials and reports that were posted before 2015 can be found ==> HERE



Q1 Jan, Feb, Mar

• Black America Needs More Oaklands ... 1/13/15
• Coding Movements -- Mainstream vs. Grassroots ... 2/17/15

Q2 Apr, May, Jun

• Disrupt Hackathons!!! ... 4/24/15
• Disrupt SVTV!!! ... final (??) thoughts ... 4/23/15
• Blacker than thou ... 4/24/15
• Pass the MOOCs ... Part 1 (New Job) ... 5/14/15
• Effective teachers use technology to stimulate motivation ... 5/21/15
• Diversity in Tech -- Silicon Valley vs. the rest of the U.S. (1) ... 5/22/15
• Ambition, greed, and a more diverse Silicon Valley (2) ... 5/13/15
• Tech power beyond Silicon Valley (3) ... 5/25/15
• Dilemmas of Black Software Entrepreneurs (4) ... 6/3/15 
• The DARPA Robotics Challenge 2015 as an exemplar for other hackathons ... 6/12/15
• A must-read -- "Rise of the Robots" ... 6/13/15

• Pass the MOOCs -- Part 2 (Underestimations) ... 6/25/15
• Pass the MOOCs -- Part 3 (Udacity) ... 6/27/15

Q3 Jul, Aug, Sep

• Silicon Valley's Search for Bright Stars and Dark Stars ... 7/1/15
• Pass the MOOCs -- Part 4 (STEM vs Humanities) ... 7/6/15 
• Describing unique experiences ... 7/13/15

• From Online to Blended -- Part 1 (High Tech, High Touch) ... 7/28/15
• From Online to Blended -- Part 2 (Uber & AirbnB) ... 7/28/15

• Fabulous Realities -- God particles and Black Tech Billionaires ... 7/28/15
• In Memoriam -- the "Good Doctor Cosby" ... 9/4/15
• Atlanta as a major center for Blacks in technology ... 9/17/15
• New York City as a major center for Blacks in technology -- 2015 ... 9/17/15
• Washington, DC as a major center for Blacks in technology ... 9/19/15
• Oakland as a major center for Blacks in technology ... 9/20/15

Q4 Oct, Nov, Dec

• Of Hats, rabbits, pipelines, and diversity ... 10/10/15  
• Diversity in Tech via profits, political activism, new technologies, and philanthropy -- Part 1 of 4 ... 10/25/15
• Diversity in Tech via profits, political activism, new technologies, and philanthropy -- Part 2 (HBCUs) of 4 ... 10/26/15
• Diversity in Tech via profits, political activism, new technologies, and philanthropy -- Part 3 (Secret Sauce) of 4 ... 10/27/15
• Diversity in Tech via profits, political activism, new technologies, and philanthropy -- Part 4 (Does it Scale???) of 4 ... 11/2/15 
• White Liberals vs. White Conservatives -- Some Consequences of Fundamental Beliefs ... 11/4/15
• A "Great Debate" about Black Data ... 11/8/15
• Pipeline Fables vs. Effective Diversity Recruitment ... 11/10/15

• Remembering Twitter Events -- Part 1 (Everyone)... 12/16/15
• Remembering Twitter Events -- Part 2 (Chats)... 12/17/15
• Where Did They Get Their Numbers??? ... 11/21/15
• Black Self-segregation in Politics and Academia -- Part 1 (politics) ... 11/27/15

• Black Self-segregation in Politics and Academia -- Part 2 (higher ed) ... 11/27/15
• Black Self-segregation in Politics and Academia -- Part 3 (strategic partnerships)  ... 12/3/15
• Chicago as a major center for Blacks in technology ... 12/19/15