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  Opinion | Notable Quotable: Gen. Charles Q. Brown

  The Wall Street Journal.

  ‘I’m thinking about my Air Force career, where I was often the only African-American in my squadron, or as a senior officer, the only African-American in the room.’ Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. testifies during a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill, May 7. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. in a June 5 …

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  I’m every employer’s dream “diversity hire,” and it’s the worst

  Fast Company - By Jori Ford

  A black Korean lesbian tech worker on how to end tokenistic recruiting and build a diverse hiring process that’s driven by values, not numbers. Black? Check. Korean? Female? Check, check. Lesbian? Check. I’m what you’d call a quadruple threat when it comes to employers ticking off boxes for a diverse …

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  How Slack Got Ahead in Diversity

  The Atlantic - Jessica Nordell

  Slack has been outperforming other Silicon Valley companies when it comes to minority employees, according to the organization’s latest diversity report. Last week, Slack, the company whose popular, plaid-themed messaging app has simplified office communications and introduced the custom-fox emoji …

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  Dear Prince Charles, do you think my brown skin makes me unBritish?

  The Guardian - Anita Sethi

  The Prince of Wales told me I don’t look like I’m from Manchester. If this is how he thinks, he shouldn’t be the next head of the Commonwealth I met Prince Charles this week at the Commonwealth People’s Forum at which I was a speaker (on a day whose itinerary was entitled Politics of Hope: Taking on …

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  Thoughts on Gender and Radical Candor

  firstround.com

  This post is by Kim Scott (@kimballscott), Co-founder and CEO of Radical Candor, Inc., former Google and Apple exec, and advisor to Twitter, Dropbox, …

• Some great ideas on how to support Women in Tech!

  

  Pam Hart

  

  Right Here, Right Now: 27 Simple Actions to Support Women in Tech

  newco.co - By cassie-divine

  If cars can drive themselves and a settlement on Mars is within reach in the next decade, it seems reasonable we could have an awesome environment …