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WORKING WOMAN WEDNESDAY: KIMBERLY BRYANT

I love seeing people working towards their future and accomplishing goals; especially when when that person is a woman, AND a woman of color at that. Meet Kimberly Bryant,  Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls CODE. Black Girls CODE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach girls of color to become digital creators and technology leaders ( Facebook ).  "When I was first introduced to computer programming, as a freshman in Electrical Engineering, Fortran and Pascal were the popular languages for newbies in computing and the Apple Macintosh was the new kid on the block. I remember being excited by the prospects, and looked forward to embarking on a rich and rewarding career after college. But I also recall, as I pursued my studies, feeling culturally isolated: few of my classmates looked like me. While we shared similar aspirations and many good times, there’s much to be said for making any challenging journey with people of the same cultural backgr...