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Kimberly Bryant

Kimberly Bryant

Kimberly Bryant is the Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls CODE, a non-profit organization focused on introducing girls of color (ages 7-17) to the field of technology and computer programming with a concentration on entrepreneurial concepts. Ms. Bryant's has enjoyed a very successful professional career as a Biotechnology Engineer in a series of technical leadership roles for various Fortune 100 companies such as Genentech, Merck, and Pfizer. Ms. Bryant serves on the National Champions Board for the National Girls Collaborative Project, and the National Board of the NCWIT K-12 Alliance. In August 2012, Kimberly Bryant was also given the honor of receiving the prestigious Jefferson Award for Community Service for her work to support communities in the Bay Area with Black Girls Code and was selected by Business Insider in 2013 on its list of BusinessInsider.com’s list of The 25 Most Influential African-Americans in Technology.

tEQuitable

tEQuitable is a small Oakland-based startup using technology to make healthier workplaces. Our mission is to create work culture that works for everyone and help companies improve psychological safety, employee engagement, and uncover camouflaged issues before they escalate.

David Blackwell

David Blackwell

David Blackwell (1919–2010) was a pioneering African American mathematician and statistician whose foundational work in probability, decision theory, and game theory underpins modern AI and machine learning. His research on Rao-Blackwell theorem and Markov decision processes is critical to how AI systems learn, optimise outcomes, and make decisions under uncertainty. And that is why, in recognition of his work, NVIDIA named its next-generation AI GPU architecture “Blackwell”.






















Changemakers

Changemakers

Everything Must Change, Nothing Stays The Same ~Quincy Jones

 

Some believe change is a concept whereas we believe it is a reality....

It was Heraclitus of Ephesus who argued that all things are in perpetual flux, if so the key implications are:

 

  • Universal Flux: Everything from natural seasons to personal growth is subject to continuous transformation; permanence is considered an illusion.
  • Adaptability: Accepting that change is the only constant fosters resilience allowing individuals to navigate transitions and embrace new opportunities
  • Contrasting Views: While Heraclitus viewed change as fundamental, other philosopher like Parmenides argued that change is an illusion and that true reality is unchanging

IN PART 2

Objects In Motion Stay In Motion, UNTIL/OR