By: Cecil Phillip, Caribbean Developers Conference Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 In life, we all need a little help sometimes to reach that next level. That’s what the team behind the Hidden…
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By: Mary Lee, KPIX5 News Reporter Date: Friday, February 28, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Emery High’s Jayden Cummings has been announced the winner of the Congressional App Challenge in the…
By: New York Post Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 No one likes a dirty pair of shoes — least of all, sneaker-heads. That’s why James Green, 19, founded Fix My Kix. The…
Before joining The Hidden Genius Project, Nathaniel ‘Nate’ Dudley, OAK5 Hidden Genius Alum and Youth Educator said he never thought about the importance of connecting and supporting the community. After...
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By: Detroit Pistons Date: February 13, 2020 The Detroit Pistons, in partnership with The Hidden Genius Project, TEAM, Inc. and Google hosted Tech Slam, presented by Rocket Fiber, hosted an...
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By: Golden State Warriors Date: February 7, 2020 On Friday, February 7, 2020 the Golden State Warriors and Google Cloud hosted Basketball Decoded in partnership with The Hidden Genius Project…
Beyond28 Will Celebrate Black History Year-Round, Keeping Black History At Forefront of Events and Conversations By: Golden State Warriors Date: January 31, 2020 The Golden State Warriors today unveiled Beyond28,…
On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, The Hidden Genius Project hosted Tech Slam Detroit in partnership with the Detroit Pistons, TEAM, Inc., Rocket Fiber and Google. Throughout the day, 200+ Detroit...
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In 2017, 15-year-old Tre Germany told the world exactly what he thought about The Hidden Genius Project as he was completing his second summer in our Intensive Immersion Program —...
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By: AfroTech, Emily Adeyanju Date: January 27, 2020 The U.S. consumer technology industry generates hundreds of billions in revenue each year. From Silicon Alley to Silicon Valley, the tech industry represents the pinnacle of...
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By: eBay News Team & Members of eBay’s Black Employees at eBay (BEE) Community of Inclusion Date: January 21, 2020 For AfroTech 2019, eBay partnered with Louisiana-based, Retail Revival artist Kristen Downing...
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Jayden Cummings (RICH2) hit the ground running from the moment he joined The Hidden Genius Project in the summer of 2018. Not only did he complete his website in record...
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For the 7th year in a row, we hosted Brothers Code in partnership with Kapor Center in celebration of National Computer Science Education Week. Thanks to our generous sponsors —...
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By: Keith Menconi, Reporter, Producer at KCBS Radio Date: December 16, 2019 An Oakland event aims to inspire more young people to consider a future in tech. KCBS Radio…
By: Leonardo Castañeda, Reporter for The Mercury News / East Bay Times Date: December 16, 2019 OAKLAND — When 11-year-old Ryan Travis got to Merritt College early Saturday morning, it…
By: Sara Zendehnam, Fox 2 KTVU News Reporter Date: Saturday, December 14, 2019 OAKLAND, Calif. - Hundreds of minority students across the Bay Area tried to get a jump start in the tech industry...
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By: Golden State Warriors Date: December 12, 2019 The Golden State Warriors and Google Cloud hosted Basketball Decoded, in partnership with two Oakland-based organizations, The Hidden Genius Project and TEAM, Inc. Over…
On Saturday, December 7, 2019, The Hidden Genius Projected partnered with Critical Design and Gaming School (C:\DAGS), UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools (CTS), and TEAM, Inc. to host I...
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After graduating from Montera Middle school in Oakland, Nyjel Todd joined The Hidden Genius Project’s Intensive Immersion Program as a member of OAK4. His experience in the program has had...
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By: Pendarvis Harshaw, KQED Writer Date: November 20, 2019 It’s been two weeks since AfroTech has come and gone in Oakland, and I’m still hearing things about it—some good, and…
Earlier this month, The Hidden Genius Project had the incredible opportunity to participate in AfroTech, the nation's largest black technology conference in Oakland, CA. AfroTech is known to be the premiere...
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By: Davey D and Anita Johnson Date: November 6, 2019 Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without…
Special thanks to Kristen Downing, the creative and artistic genius behind KAWD, for creating several custom sneakers for an online sweepstakes powered by eBay. All proceeds from this sneaker fundraiser at...
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For Donovan Nutting, OAK3 Hidden Genius Alum, it’s no surprise to him as to why he chose to major in Computer Science as a freshman at UC Santa Cruz this...
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In early October, The Hidden Genius Project hosted our second international Catalyst Program experience in London and for the first time in Johannesburg, South Africa. Over the course of this...
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The Chelsea Foundation’s education and innovation team hosted the second annual Tech Slam – a one-day sports and technology event – at Stamford Bridge last week. By: Chelsea Football Club…
By: Sentinel News Service Date: October 4, 2019 Celebrating its fourth anniversary, Blavity, Inc. – home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the multifaceted lives of Black millennials,...
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By: ABC7 News Date: October 4, 2019 A group of teens from The Hidden Genius Project head to London to teach tech from San Francisco International Airport. Click the image below...
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By: KTVU Staff, Fox 2 KTVU News Date: Friday, October 4, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) – A group of teens from Oakland and Richmond are embarking on a trip to London to teach…
When OAK4 Hidden Genius Alum Frizzell Devers stepped onto the Morehouse College Campus this year to begin his journey at the Atlanta HBCU, he wasn’t alone. He joined fellow Hidden...
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