By: Kathy Chouteau, The Richmond Standard Date: Friday, June 24, 2022 RYSE Youth Center’s recent expansion to the 45,000-square-foot RYSE Commons campus opening this summer in Richmond is set to…
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By: Salesforce Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022 Today, Salesforce announced the launch of its Catalyst Fund, which will provide critical, unrestricted capital to nonprofits led by underrepresented leaders. The first...
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By: William Malcolm Morning Show Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 William Malcolm, Detroit Site Director and host of the William Malcolm Morning Show catches up with Michelle Gilbert,Vice…
By: Marcus Kennedy, co-chair of the Intel Black Leadership Council Date: Monday, June 6, 2022 As a business leader, I always geek out when I see customers using Intel-powered systems in...
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From the moment Sir McMillan was introduced to The Hidden Genius Project, he knew he had to be a part of our inaugural Los Angeles cohort. It was at the...
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"One of the students was released, however, he decided to stay in another whole day just so he could participate in our workshop again. I was amazed by this as...
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By: Greylock + Greymatter Sarah Guo Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Greylock Partners · Okta’s Frederic Kerrest | Instructive Experiences There are a million different ways things can go wrong…
Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022 By: Ray Marcano, The Grio In a field that intersects with so many others, Black people are underfunded and underrepresented. Mentorships and other programs seek...
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Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 On Tuesday, May 10, Intel showcased the partnership between Autodesk and The Hidden Genius Project at their #IntelON conference. During this hybrid virtual event that...
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By: Comcast Western Pennsylvania Date: Friday, May 6, 2022 As part of Project UP, Comcast NBCUniversal has committed $1 billion over the next 10 years to reach tens of millions of...
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Gari’un Godfrey candidly admits how shy he was when he first joined our Richmond 2 Cohort, but proudly shares how “The Hidden Genius Project made me comfortable in my own...
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Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022 "My overall experience participating in the Autodesk apprenticeship program was enthralling. Autodesk gave me the opportunity to expand my creativity by enabling me to design...
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By: The Hidden Genius Project, PRNewswire Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022 The Hidden Genius Project expands to Detroit after implementing successful youth programming in Oakland, Richmond, and Los Angeles. The Hidden Genius Project will be expanding...
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Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022 Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp invited The Hidden Genius Project to lead technology and entrepreneurship workshops in Las Vegas. Our amazing team of Youth...
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On April 21, 2022, The Hidden Genius Project hosted its 2nd Annual Genius Founders Showcase event featuring the 2021-2022 cohort of the Alumni Venture Seed Fund program. Throughout the event,...
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By: Los Angeles Sentinel Date: Thursday, March 30, 2022 The Hidden Genius Project partnered with the Compton Girls Club for eight weeks to enrich STEAM programming for girls and non-binary youth...
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Our Genius Founders have reached the final chapter in our Alumni Venture Seed Fund: the Investor Readiness Phase. Over the last four weeks, our young entrepreneurs focused on refining their pitch decks...
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Jahi Miller, Oakland Cohort 6 Hidden Genius Alum, struggled to connect with his peers when he first joined our program, but gives The Hidden Genius Project credit for helping him...
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Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022 On Saturday, March 26, The Hidden Genius Project concluded its eight-week, digital magazine workshop series in Los Angeles in partnership with Compton Girls Club. This...
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By: ABC7 News Los Angeles Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022 ABC7 attends Compton Girls Club and The Hidden Genius Project's collaborative STEAM programming workshops for girls and non-binary youth in...
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By: Comcast NBC Universal Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022 JFF, a national nonprofit that drives transformation in the American workforce and education systems, today released a new report identifying 14...
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By: Yolanda Parks, Verizon News Center Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022 How parents and technology can work together to create the next generation of Black tech innovators Do you...
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Julian Wilson, Oakland Cohort 6 Hidden Genius Alum, joined our program with absolutely zero coding experience, but explains how he “fell in love with coding and programming” during his time...
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This month our Hidden Genius Alumni entered a new chapter of the Alumni Venture Seed Fund: the Marketing Phase. In this phase, our young founders have been learning all aspects...
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An Oakland native and Princeton graduate, Brandon is working to promote racial equity as the founding Executive Director of The Hidden Genius Project. Brandon has dedicated most of his life...
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By: Cierra Johnson, Reporter and Anchor, NBC Bay Area Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 The Hidden Genius Project, based in the East Bay, trains and mentors Black youth in technology creation,...
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By: The Hidden Genius Project, PRNewswire Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022 The Hidden Genius Project is pleased to announce its selection as winner of the inaugural Anthem Award within the Responsible...
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By: Dan Parks, The Chronicle of Philanthropy Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022 The Hidden Genius Project, which trains and mentors Black boys and teenagers about technology careers, entrepreneurship, and leadership...
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By: Brandon Cramer, Principal Research Engineer, Autodesk Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 In the summer of 2019, I flew to California to co-lead a Fusion 360 workshop at Unity Middle...
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By: Tetiana Anderson, Comcast Newsmakers Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Black men have the highest unemployment rate of any race or gender group...
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