State of Tech Diversity: The Black Tech Ecosystem

Racial equity in tech is a 21st century imperative with far-reaching implications for our nation's future. For our nation to remain innovative and prosperous, we need educational and workforce opportunities that match our racial diversity. Today, this is not the case.

While Black people comprise 13 percent of the U.S. population, they represent only 7 percent of the computing workforce. Even more unsettling, of the many computational occupations, most of that 7 percent are "computer support specialists," according to the American Community Survey. 

The NAACP believes that diversity in tech is a . . .