Resources and Information

Financial resource articles

• Tackling Disparities in Finance for Black and African Americans (Erin C. Perkins, via MoneyGeek)
• Addressing Disparities in Finance for Hispanics and Latinos (Vianessa Castaños, via MoneyGeek)
• Managing Financial Challenges for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Roselle Caballes, via MoneyGeek)
• Strengthening Financial Avenues in Native American Communities (Debra J. Bolton, PhD, via MoneyGeek)

Black History in Computer Science

• The True Story of “Hidden Figures,” the Forgotten Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (Maya Wei-Haas, via Smithsonian)

• Hidden Figures movie

Contemporary equity and justice problems

• “How I’m Fighting Bias In Algorithms” (Joy Buolamwini, Via Ted Talk)
• Algorithmic Justice League 

Prominent African American figures in computer science

• “Why I code" - Prominent ACM Fellows, Members, and Volunteers

Get involved:

• Black Girls Code
• National Society of Blacks in Computing
• Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS, pronounced ‘i am cs’)