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 currently run Product Marketing at if(we), a social app company based in San Francisco. Our apps are used by over… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Brian Gerrard
Tech Spotlight: Johnny Austin
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’m currently working as Senior Engineering Manager at Social Tables. I lead a team of talented product engineers who work on… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Johnny Austin
Contributor Spotlight: Aniefre Essien
Why is writing important to you? I spend a lot of time reflecting on life and pondering its meaning. I’m big on “how” you think about something, i.e. the filter you use, will determine how you understand it. That said, I like sharing ideas to help refine how I, and people who read my work,… Continue reading Contributor Spotlight: Aniefre Essien
Tech Spotlight: Adam Thomas
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 a Product Strategist at Philosophie. Philosophie is a design innovation company, which means we help organizations solve their hardest… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Adam Thomas
Hollywood & Hidden Racism in America, 1967-2017
“I would have voted for Obama a third time if I could.” -Dean Armitage In the closing moments of the 2017 film Get Out, the protagonist Chris Washington chokes the life out of his girlfriend Rose Armitage. Chris is a 26-year-old dark skinned black man and Rose is an upper class white woman. Watching Chris… Continue reading Hollywood & Hidden Racism in America, 1967-2017
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
Letting Go: Leaving Guilt in The Past
About a year and a half ago I walked into a small family-owned funeral home down south. I was there to plan a proper burial for someone I loved. The days leading up to this visit were incredibly difficult to say the least, because the person I was planning a burial for was my mother.… Continue reading Letting Go: Leaving Guilt in The Past
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