> If that was his attitude, then his attitude sucked. That's interesting. I saw it as an attempt to empower black youth -- changes the dynamic from "it's someone else's fault" to "what can *we* do to fix the problem?"
On Fri, 22 Apr 2016 at 18:00 Chrrles Paul <charles.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > --- > "I said, 'Well, yeah, Prince that's true but that's because of racism.' > And he said, 'No, it's because we have not produced enough black Mark > Zuckerbergs. That's on us. That's on us. To deal with what we're not doing > to get our young people prepared to be a part of this new information > economy.'" > --- > > If that was his attitude, then his attitude sucked. > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Jayne Cravens < > j...@coyotecommunications.com> wrote: > >> #YesWeCode (http://www.yeswecode.org) is an initiative that seeks to >> mobilize tech and social justice leaders to connect 100,000 low-opportunity >> young adults to the skills and experiences they need to access high-paying >> careers in technology. CNN commentator Van Jones founded the #YesWeCode >> initiative with the support of Prince, who passed away yesterday. >> >> http://www.yeswecode.org/prince >> >> Jones elaborated on Prince's involvement at the 20th Anniversary Essence >> Festival: >> >> "After the Trayvon Martin verdict I was talking to Prince and he said, >> 'You know, every time people see a young black man wearing a hoodie, they >> think, he's a thug. But if they see a young white guy wearing a hoodie they >> think, oh that might be Mark Zuckerberg. That might be a dot-com >> billionaire.'" >> >> "I said, 'Well, yeah, Prince that's true but that's because of racism.' >> And he said, 'No, it's because we have not produced enough black Mark >> Zuckerbergs. That's on us. That's on us. To deal with what we're not doing >> to get our young people prepared to be a part of this new information >> economy.'" >> >> Since July 2014, YesWeCode has been focused on three activities: >> >> Communicate: In partnership with Oakland, Calfornia-based organizations, >> #YesWeCode launched an interactive website with a powerful search tool that >> enables users to find local coding education resources. This tool also >> helps users find local events and learn more about coding opportunities. >> >> Convene: #YesWeCode has convened 100+ coding practitioners and >> stakeholders in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and New Orleans. >> #YesWeCode partnered with Qeyno Labs to host a Start-Up Weekend hackathon >> in February 2015, focused on uplifting young African-American men and boys. >> >> Catalyze: In July, #YesWeCode launched at the 20th Anniversary ESSENCE >> Festival with a youth-focused hackathon and a headline performance by >> Prince, before a festival audience of 500,000 people. >> >> Just seemed appropriate to post this. >> >> --- >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >> Ms. Jayne Cravens MSc >> Portland, Oregon, USA >> >> The web site - http://www.coyotecommunications.com >> The email - j...@coyotecommunications.com >> Me on Twitter, other social networks, & my blog: >> http://www.coyotecommunications.com/me/jayneonline.shtml >> >> Author: The Last Virtual Volunteering Guidebook >> More about the book, and how to buy it >> (as a paperback or as an e-book): >> http://www.energizeinc.com/store/1-222-E-1 >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >> >> -- >> Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations >> of list guidelines will get you moderated: >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. >> Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at >> compa...@stanford.edu. >> > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at > compa...@stanford.edu.
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