When we encourage young people to drop their dreams to pursue something we deem more “realistic,” we often are “blocking the blessing." By: Brandon Nicholson, Ph.D., Blavity News Date: Wednesday,...
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By: Curtis Bunn, NBC News - NBC Blk Date: Friday, August 6, 2021 Shelly Bell’s company was hatched in an ordinary home in southeast Washington, D.C., five years ago,...
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By: NBA Foundation Date: Friday, August 6, 2021 NEW YORK — The NBA Foundation today announced 22 new grants totaling $6 million to help create employment opportunities, further career advancement and...
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By: Brea Mitchell, Staff Writer, Inglewood Today Date: Friday, August 6, 2021 The number of 15-year-olds who wear the hat of an entrepreneur are few and far between, but Lawndale’s...
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This summer our Intensive Immersion Program made history by serving 160 Hidden Geniuses remotely (seven cohorts —OAK8, OAK9 Black/Gold, RICH4, RICH5, LA1, LA2) from our Oakland, Richmond, and Los Angeles...
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Neville Richardson III, Richmond Cohort 1 (RICH1), credits The Hidden Genius Project’s Intensive Immersion Program for his growth and maturity, “I feel like they helped speed up the process of...
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By: Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021 We are excited to announce our 2021 cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity—20 outstanding change makers who…
By: Doug Purcell | Palo Alto Networks Date: Friday, July 23, 2021 Ever since I joined the company, I’ve been exposed to several opportunities to volunteer for Inclusion and Diversity...
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Isaiah Martin, Cohort Oakland 2 (OAK2) Hidden Genius Alum joined The Hidden Genius Project as a 13-year-old student entering 9th grade with zero experience in computer science, but attributes his...
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Ian Trawick, Cohort Oakland 6 (OAK6) Hidden Genius Alum always had a deep affinity for video games and computer science, so it came as no surprise that when we had...
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