Jesse Jackson To Take On Silicon Valley's Lack of Diversity

[superunknown23]

That lack of diversity starts on college campuses

 

[The Real]

That lack of diversity starts on college campuses

Silicon Valley companies that care about diversity go HAM trying to find Black candidates. I know a Black woman who works in the field. When she was job hunting, companies from all over the country literally gave her first class plane tickets and hotel rooms so she could visit them. They did everything they could to lure her.

 

[Poitier]

Silicon Valley companies that care about diversity go HAM trying to find Black candidates. I know a Black woman who works in the field. When she was job hunting, companies from all over the country literally gave her first class plane tickets and hotel rooms so she could visit them. They did everything they could to lure her.

Racism, classism and misogyny are well-documented in Silicon Valley

 

[The Real]

Racism, classism and misogyny is well-documented in Silicon Valley

This doesn't contradict my statement. The two can be true at the same time. Quota systems are quota systems...

 

[theworldismine13]

Racism, classism and misogyny are well-documented in Silicon Valley

if black people were experiencing rampant discrimination in silicon valley, that would be a step up forward for black people, the problem is there are no black candidates so there isnt any black people to discriminate against

 

[Nigerianwonder]

Silicon Valley companies that care about diversity go HAM trying to find Black candidates. I know a Black woman who works in the field. When she was job hunting, companies from all over the country literally gave her first class plane tickets and hotel rooms so she could visit them. They did everything they could to lure her.

All she had to do was go to the promenint hbcu's like other companies do. Or go to the national black engineering organizations and technical conferences held throughout the year.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

if black people were experiencing rampant discrimination in silicon valley, that would be a step up forward for black people, the problem is there are no black candidates so there isnt any black people to discriminate against

PRECISELY.

Thats exactly what I'm saying.

Dudes are equating black population tech with black discrimination.

 

[LogicFirst]

no disrespect to jesse or myself for that matter but there is just no consistent black talent. its not silicon valley's fault.

 

[Wild self]

STEM majors have an expiration date and it's sooner than you think. They are good majors to pursue but they aren't a longterm situation, depending on your age.

Yep. In the next 20 years or so, most jobs will cease to exist. Harping on STEM will leave black folk on another Detroit situation where putting your eggs in one basket leads to disastrous results in the end.

 

[Wild self]

How can it have happened if it's a projection

Them nikkas in the factories back in 1950 thought they had jobs until they could hit retirement too

Yep, the future is going to have a lot of angry broke ass people that have "skills" that they could hold on till 2300 AD

 

[#1 pick]

Unless I missed it, I didn't see any statistics about the number of blacks or Latinos who have those skill sets. Perhaps there just aren't that many pursuing the discipline.

You don't really believe that do you? You are an idiot. There are a lot of Blacks in IT and in development. I still remember that CNN special when Blacks with great talent went to Silicon valley but nothing really happened as the companies were on their tip.

 

[#1 pick]

Not an alternative, rather a different allocation of skills. I don't care what Black people major in as long as they are savvy enough to create their own business out of it. A STEM major going to use their brainpower for Silicon Valley is doing themselves a disservice and to the Black community. Local economies and small business ownership is going to be the most effective ways to stave off advanced automation.

Very true.

 

[Danie84]

...good now Silicon Valley has time to create with translator app for Jesse's dialect

 

[theworldismine13]

You don't really believe that do you? You are an idiot. There are a lot of Blacks in IT and in development. I still remember that CNN special when Blacks with great talent went to Silicon valley but nothing really happened as the companies were on their tip.

Well first Silicon Valley and IT are not the same thing

And there are very few blacks in Silicon Valley that was the whole point of the cnn show snd the people that participated in the show were ok, they weren't great, to be blunt

There is little evidence of racism against black people not because Silicon Valley isn't racist, it's simply because there are no black people in Silicon Valley to be racist against

 

[Poitier]

There is little evidence of racism against black people not because Silicon Valley isn't racist, it's simply because there are no black people in Silicon Valley to be racist against

It's well documented the racism, misogyny and homophobia in Silicon Valley