BIT official community partner for #YES WE CODE Essence Hackathon (1484 hits)
Blacks In Technology is proud to announce that we are an official community partner for the #yeswecode Hackathon at the Essence Festival in New Orleans.
Join Essence Magazine, Prince, Qeyno Labs and Rebuild the Dream to empower the youth of America at the #YesWeCode Hackathon. #YesWeCode is a 4-day hackathon taking place in New Orleans during the Essence Festival (July 3rd - July 6th).
The focus is to provide an encouraging and electrifying environment where everyone works together to build greats apps centered around education, environmental sustainability, restorative justice, music/entertainment and health/wellness.
At the end of #YesWeCode Hackathon, participants will walk away with a sense of accomplishment, inspired by experiencing what is possible when brilliant people get together to solve problems.
Learn more about how youth 13-20 years old can participate and how you can help as a volunteer or mentor: http://bit.ly/YWCHackEvent .
