On Being African-American in the Information Technology Industry



Roy Dunbar is now a CEO

August 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Roy Dunbar was recently appointed CEO of Network Solutions, marking one of the first times an African-American CIO of a large public company crossed the chasm and made the move to CEO. Well, technically Mr. Dunbar is a Jamaican-American by way of England, but we’re claiming him just the same.

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Bill Gates Can’t Find Me

February 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

In a recent speech to the National Society of Black Engineers, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates implied that the reason African-Americans are underrepresented in the Tech Industry is primarily due to the disproportionate dropout rate in our community.

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There’s No Such Thing as a Black Web Designer

January 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

That’s what the first-ever Web Design Survey commissioned by A List Apart found.

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Central IT Staff vs Departmental IT Staff

January 15th, 2008 · No Comments

This month’s Educause Review has a great article called The Organization of the Organization: CIOs’ Views on the Role of Central IT. The article explores the role and challenges of the central IT organization in an era when individual departments increasingly have their own IT staff and technology resources.

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The Few. The Proud. The ITSMF.

January 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday, via this blog post , the BEFT announced that acclaimed television and radio personality Tavis Smiley will be giving the keynote address at this year’s ITSMF Awards Gala. The event is graciously “open to the public”, so anyone can attend for the low, low price of $500 per ticket.

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