How Black Women Founders Are Tapping Into Crowdfunding During The Pandemic
By Vanessa Taylor | | Special Series
Almost as soon as it became clear that life under quarantine would be the new norm for communities across the world, venture capital funding started to dry up. In May, VentureBeat reported that global VC funding dropped 20 percent since the coronavirus pandemic began in December. Black women founders, however — who have historically been …
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Implications of Digital Contact Tracing for Black and Brown Communities
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How Kiva Boosts Black Entrepreneurs, One Loan At a Time
By Julian Wyllie | | Trends
The nonprofit crowdfunding platform has high rates of African American borrowers in the East and Midwest, including Baltimore, New York City, and Detroit.
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Can New Patent Policies Reduce Barriers for Black Innovators?
What we know about the number of Black inventors in the US patent system hasn’t been formally documented since 1913. This month, the US House of Representatives Small Business Committee held a hearing in Washington, D.C. calling on researchers and business leaders to testify in support of legislative options that would increase access for diverse populations to participate in the patent process.
Possip Places EdTech Value on Feedback Parents Give to Schools and Districts
As education technology expands in the classroom aimed to reduce the chasm between students who need additional instruction, and teachers who have too many pupils to warrant individual support, edtech to foster deeper relationships between parents and schools is on the rise. New tools now offer the ability for educators and administrators to directly connect with parents about everything from classroom grades and upcoming holidays to school emergencies and parent-teacher conferences.