Join us for our highly anticipated 6th End of Summer Celebration! Participate in a night of fun and prepare to be inspired as we highlight our most recent OAK5, OAK6, RICH1, and RICH2 Intensive Immersion Program...
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To combat the infamous “summer slide”—a time where students experience a lapse in learning during vacation—Salesforce hosted a Be A Multiplier event with The Hidden Genius Project, a business and technology mentorship program…
Young black men from Oakland and Richmond took a “business trip” to Salesforce as part of their 15-month computer science and entrepreneurship program called The Hidden Genius…
The Oakland-based Hidden Genius Project trains and mentors black young men in technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Mary Lee, KPIX5 News
Hidden Genius Alum David Armstrong, Jr. strongly identifies as someone who embodies persistence. “If I don’t understand something on the first try, or it takes me a while,” says David, I’m...
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The People’s Pitch event was the place to be for those wanting to meet problem solvers and innovators of the future. Sponsored by Youth Impact Hub in Oakland at the…
Youth Impact Hub Oakland gives economic grants to young entrepreneurs. Sharon Chin, KPIX5 News
“The Hidden Genius Project reminds you who you have; it’s one big family,” says Zebreon Wallace, OAK2 Hidden Genius Alum. “Whatever you need, they are just a phone call away....
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Accelerating and Stabilizing Communities through Equitable Nonprofit Development of Black-Led Organizations The Hidden Genius Project is proud to be among the following Black-led organizations (BLOs) selected as the inaugural ASCEND:BLO Nonprofit Accelerator Program cohort. …
This June, thanks to a partnership with Electronic Arts (EA), our Hidden Genius Alum will join participants from Gameheads and Black Girls Code to attend a two-week Spawn Point summer program. Students will experience…