Our Genius Founders have completed the Technology Phase in our Alumni Venture Seed Fund. This phase provided our young founders with the opportunity to learn how to pick their technology...
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Before joining our mentorship program, Joseph Thornton (Oakland Cohort 7) often felt alienated in high school because his interests and mannerisms were different from his peers. While developing his first-rate...
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By: Bobbie Travis, Splunk Date: Friday, January 27, 2023 When Splunkers have an opportunity to do meaningful work within their communities, they always answer the call. It’s part of what...
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By: Kathy Chouteau, The Richmond Standard Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 The Hidden Genius Project is currently accepting applications for its Intensive Immersion Program, which among its nationwide locations, is offered…
By: Stacy Jackson, Black Enterprise Date: January 5, 2023 With appreciation of the support he received growing up, this Black man has put forth his best efforts to provide resources...
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For two years, Brendan Kariithi (Richmond Cohort 5 Alum) put off applying to The Hidden Genius Project despite his friend's recommendation. “I wasn’t interested in coding or engineering,” said Brendan....
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By: Kumba Kpakima, Tech Reporter at POCIT Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022 Brandon Nicholson’s Journey To Launching The Hidden Genius Project Founder of The Hidden Genius Project, Brandon Nicolson, is an...
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By: McLaren Racing Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Smartsheet extended the benefits of our partnership to educate fans on deserving nonprofits Education is at the very core of Formula 1....
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By: Ashton Jackson, Reporter at CNBC Make It Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Brandon Nicholson has always been an advocate for others. As a child, the 39-year-old recognized that professional...
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On a bright and joyous day in Downtown Oakland, The Hidden Genius Project, TEAM, Inc., Oakland Natives Give Back, and RepresentEd Leadership hosted the Grand Opening Celebration of their new...
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For the first time in 2+ years, we hosted our 10th Annual Brothers Code event in-person in the Bay Area, and for the first time ever in Los Angeles and...
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In the Business Ideation and Validation Phase of our Alumni Venture Seed Fund, our Genius Founders have been learning how to research, develop, and refine their beachhead markets and end-users....
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By: The Hidden Genius Project, PRNewswire Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 Black-led nonprofit deepens commitment to empower Black male youth and builds upon community impact with purchase of 21,000 sq....
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Growing up in East Oakland, Hesten Parrish (Oakland Cohort 7 Alum) wanted to be part of The Hidden Genius Project from the time he wrote his first code in middle...
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By: Adam Stern, Sports Business Journal Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 McLaren Racing has been working with one of its U.S.-based tech sponsors, Smartsheet, on a DEI program called Sponsor...
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By: The Hidden Genius Project, PRNewswire Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Global Nonprofit, The Hidden Genius Project, Expands to Atlanta with Google.org Support Globally recognized and award-winning nonprofit, The Hidden Genius Project is expanding...
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By: The Hidden Genius Project, PRNewswire Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Celebrating 10 Years of Service and Impact, The Hidden Genius Project Announces Its Expansion to Chicago Globally recognized and award-winning nonprofit, The...
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By: Bobbie Travis, Splunk Date: Monday, November 14, 2022 At Splunk, we explore innovative ways to turn data into doing, which allows us to collaborate and tell stories about how...
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By: Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 It was a night of high energy and palpable emotion on Wednesday, Nov. 9, as Oakland’s historic Grand Lake...
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By: Chase DiBenedetto Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 As Marvel fans worldwide gear up for the highly-anticipated premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Disney is honoring the movie's characters, stars, and...
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By: Ryan Curry, Gloria Rodriguez, ABC7 News Bay Area Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Young people in Oakland had the opportunity to screen "Black Panther Wakanda Forever" ahead...
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By: Comcast Corporation Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 East Bay program to support young Black men in technology visited by Broderick Johnson, a Comcast executive and former member of the...
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By: The Walt Disney Company Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Disney Future Storytellersinitiative celebrates nonprofit collaborators, reaching nearly 25,000 teens and young adults through community screenings nationwide BURBANK, Calif.,...
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Sometimes leaving a mark means removing one. On Monday, October 17, 2022, Smartsheet announced to the world that they would replace their coveted spot on the McLaren Formula 1 race...
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Before COVID changed the ways in which we convene and collaborate, Jason Smith, Richmond Cohort 4 Alum, vividly remembers attending our annual Brothers Code event in 2019 sharing how “there...
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By: Comcast California Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022 The Hidden Genius Project in Downtown Oakland recently had a nationally renowned special guest visit the organization. Broderick Johnson, Chair of President Obama’s My Brother’s...
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Meet the 2022-2023 cohort of Genius Founders in our Alumni Venture Seed Fund Program — a dynamic mentorship experience designed to support the advancement of our young entrepreneurs through the...
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By: Matthew Piechalak, University of San Diego Magazine Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Engineering student completes NASA Tech Transfer Program Like many aspiring engineers, Honorebel Walker has always been fascinated...
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By: Rob Evans, KVUE News Staff Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022 AUSTIN, Texas — Some of the greatest drivers on the planet are in Austin right now. Practice begins Friday...
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By: Kumba Kpakima, Tech Reporter Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 The Hidden Genius Project, a nonprofit for Black male youth in tech, is coming to the Formula 1 racetrack thanks...
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