Year: 2017

Tech Spotlight: Joshua Encarnacion

The Abernathy Tech Spotlight series highlights black professionals working in tech, from freelance developers to non-technical founders. Complete this form to submit your profile. What is your current role and where do you work? Currently serving as the Head of People Development at Outco Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, CA. I train job seeking software… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Joshua Encarnacion

Tech Spotlight: Maurice Wilkins

The Abernathy Tech Spotlight series highlights black professionals working in tech, from freelance developers to non-technical founders. Complete this form to submit your profile. What is your current role and where do you work? Head of Outreach at Outco Inc., a job search and interview prep accelerator for software engineers. We support the growth of… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Maurice Wilkins

Do you belong?

Last Thursday, Google announced the opening of a new Howard University campus at Google’s corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California. Howard is a private historically black university located in Washington, DC whose alumni include Stokely Carmichael, Thurgood Marshall, and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Dubbed “Howard West”, the campus represents Google’s continued efforts to attract and retain black… Continue reading Do you belong?

Founder’s Therapy: Troy Dixon of Hollis Park Partners

Troy Dixon is the founder of Hollis Park Partners, a structured products fund. In this article, Troy discusses his experience as financial trader, the volatility of the industry, and how he went from inner Queens to a powerful shot caller on Wall Street. I’m the CEO of my own structured financial securities hedge fund. Anything… Continue reading Founder’s Therapy: Troy Dixon of Hollis Park Partners

Contributor Spotlight: Aaron Hood

Contributor Spotlight

The Abernathy contributor spotlight series shines the spotlight on our brilliant authors. If you’d like to write for Abernathy, please submit your best work here. Why is writing important to you? I write because I feel a need to critique. Putting those critiques to paper helps me visualize and consider new possibilities to the problems… Continue reading Contributor Spotlight: Aaron Hood

The Making Of Blue Collar Hustle — Part 5: The Prince Of Palmetto

I’m livin’ in the 21st century Doin’ something mean to it Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it I guess every superhero need his theme music No one man should have all that power The clock’s tickin’, I just count the hours… Continue reading The Making Of Blue Collar Hustle — Part 5: The Prince Of Palmetto

Tech Spotlight: Joah Spearman

The Abernathy Tech Spotlight series highlights black professionals working in tech, from freelance developers to non-technical founders. Complete this form to submit your profile. What is your current role and where do you work? I am the founder and CEO of Localeur. We a community of locals who helps travelers experience local by sharing recommendations… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Joah Spearman

When Staying Makes you Less a Loyal Than Leaving

As a Millennial, I’ve heard we are less loyal to organizations than previous generations. Like some of my peers who are on the older side of the Millennial spectrum, early on I fought against those stereotypes. I decided to be super-loyal to an organization! Although I saw some of the most savage and disheartening layoffs… Continue reading When Staying Makes you Less a Loyal Than Leaving