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Afrotech
As a Black geekette, I’m dedicated to helping aspiring and established women of colour in their professional lives.
I want to encourage more of us, especially Black women to persue careers in tech, apply for product management, human centred design, digital transformation, and leadership roles.
Don’t worry if you don’t have qualifications, your skills are transferrable.
Step out of your comfort zone, and begin a journey of self improvement, by investing in your education and training.
Take free online courses.
Join YearUp!
EdX.org
Coursera.org
YearUp.org
Scratch, the free Interactive coding tutorial
Learn to code interactively, for free.
Take free courses from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Wharton B-School…free!
Code Academy
Khan Academy
coursera.org
EdX.org
Udacity.com
Novoed.com
Free Math & Computer Programming Courses
Black Girls Code
The Code Academy
Khan Academy
Coursera
EdX
Coursera.org
There’s a shortage of female talent in the industry, especially Black women
Side note - I’m featured on Imperial College London’s #BlackToTheFuture segment.
My advice for Black students struggling to bring their whole selves into their professional lives is to know your worth and be willing to walk away if others don’t appreciate what you bring to the table. Always advocate for yourself and your community. If you don’t, who will? Lastly, don’t put too much pressure on yourself to become a ‘model Black student’. Instead, focus on being real. Your authenticity and unapologetic nature are what counts - not approval, appreciation, or applause from others.
#BlackToTheFuture: Déolá Ònásanwó
Queens, our future is bright (Amin Ase) ❤️
Author - @iameriwa
Model - @nadiya.mc
Clothing - @binarybeauty
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