By: Word In Black Date: Thursday, August 4, 2022 As a Black boy, I watched movies like “Boyz n’ the Hood,” “Paid in Full,” and “Menace II Society.” A scene in...
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By: RYSE Center Date: Friday, July 29, 2022 RYSE recently welcomed anchor partner The Hidden Genius Project onto our new campus. Holding programming in RYSE’s renovated Legacy Building as well...
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Today marks the end of summer programming for our Intensive Immersion Program at our Oakland, Richmond, and Los Angeles sites. Over the past 7-weeks, 184 Hidden Geniuses representing eight cohorts...
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Prior to joining our Intensive Immersion Program, Odera Nwosu (Oakland Cohort 7) considered himself a “shy” person. While honing his skills to develop technical projects, pitch business ideas, and help...
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By: Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press Date: Sunday, July 10, 2022 Fourteen years ago, William Malcolm could take out his resume and point to an impressive-sounding job title: “insurance and...
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By: William Malcolm Morning Show Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022 William Malcolm, Detroit Site Director and host of the William Malcolm Morning Show, invites four of the inaugural…
When Machai Humphries (Richmond Cohort 2), joined our Intensive Immersion Program, he went in without knowing what to expect. Looking back as an alum, Machai said he’s gained brothers, connections,...
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Date: Thursday, June 29, 2022 Yesterday, our ambitious Geniuses from our Alumni Venture Seed Fund program had the incredible opportunity to share their latest business ventures and innovations with the...
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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…
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,…
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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