BLACK GIRLS TAUGHT PROGRAMMING

In addition to being taught about their heritage, learning how to program computers is the most important skill that young Black people should acquire. They have to get into the world of not only being computer users, but also creators. If the intellectual, creative capacity of Black girls is let loose on the world of computer programming, who knows to what heights they will soar.

From Black Girls Code: http://www.blackgirlscode.com/

BlackGirlsCode is devoted to showing the world that black girls can code, and do so much more. By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, BlackGirlsCode introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented communities in programming languages such as Scratch or Ruby on Rails. BlackGirlsCode has set out to prove to the world that girls of every color have the skills to become the programmers of tomorrow. By promoting classes and programs we hope to grow the number of women of color working in technology and give underprivileged girls a chance to become the masters of their technological worlds.

BlackGirlsCode is proud to say we’ve completed our first year as an organization, during which time we had the honor of bringing technology and entertainment to many wonderful young girls of color. By teaching the girls programming and game design, we hope to have started the lifelong process of developing in them a true love for technology and the self-confidence that comes from understanding the greatest tools of the 21st century.