Black Tech Policy Week

Black Tech Policy Week is a free and live virtual gathering that places Black Lives at the epicenter of tech policy. From Public Interest Technology, Broadband Infrastructure Dollars, Black Digital Entrepreneurship, and Municipal Black Tech Ecosystems, this week cultivates Black joy for Black futures.

Monday (April 25, 2022, 6:30pm EST-9:00pm EST)

 Funding #BlackTechFutures: A Philanthropic Strategy between Foundations & Federal Agencies Using Federal Digital Equity Dollars to Build On-the-Ground Black Tech Ecosystems

Tuesday (April 26, 2022, 6:30pm EST-9:00pm EST)

 HBCUs are Harbingers, Leaders & "Critiques" of the Public Interest Technology Data & Tech: Black Women Public Interest Technologists talk about algorithms, censorship, surveillance, and security/safety issues affecting Black communities

Wednesday (April 27, 2022, 6:30pm EST-9:00pm EST)

 We need a Computer Science for All Social Justice Movement to build machine learning Black Joy Data Sets A Conversation with Race and Tech Centers & Building Thriving #BlackTechFutures

Thursday (April 28, 2022, 6:30pm EST-9:00pm EST)

 Telehealth for Black Communities and the Policies Needed to Institutionalize it There is No #BlackTechFuture without Black Churches, Mosques and other Black Faith traditions. They are "Anchor Institutions" in local black tech ecosystems

Friday (April 29, 2022, 6:30pm EST-9:00pm EST)

 Black Digital Entrepreneurship: From Microbusinesses, Tik Tok Influencers and the Future of all Black Businesses Being Online A Stream Sankofa Moment: Black Content through the lens of Traditional Broadcast to Diving into the Metaverse & Policy