September 23, Native Women’s Equal Pay Day, marks the day on the 2019 calendar when Native American women will have earned the same amount that white men earned at the end of 2018 for the same work. Native women are, on average, paid 58 cents to every dollar of their white, male counterparts. Not only does the wage gap for Native women exist across occupations, it actually…
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On July 25, 47 tech companies, 35 higher education leaders, congressional staff, and civil society members alike gathered in the offices of a Washington, D.C., law firm for The Second Annual Diversity in Tech Summit, sponsored by the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Caucus. The Summit represented an opportunity for industry and public…
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Last month, the House introduced the JROTC Cyber Training Act, a bipartisan legislation that will direct the Department of Defense to enhance computer science and cybersecurity education for students in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC). The bill was introduced by Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Rob Bishop (UT-01), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Conor Lamb (PA-17),…
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Congratulations to our COO, Dr. Jacqueline Copeland, on being named a HistoryMaker! The HistoryMakers is a nonprofit research and educational institution committed to preserving the stories and accomplishments of African Americans. The institute’s CivicMakers group specifically honors leaders who promote activism and/or support their communities, something Jacqueline has dedicated much of her career to. In…
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