IT Business Edge, 4/5/2011 (Earl Pace)

The Tech Pioneer Who Dared to Speak out Against Racism in IT.  This week, a technology pioneer is being honored as an inductee into the IT Hall of Fame, in recognition of his lifelong contribution to IT innovation. Yet chances are, you’ve never even heard of him.

The IT Hall of Fame, which is administered by the IT trade association CompTIA, has bestowed the honor on Earl Pace, co-founder of Black Data Processing Associates and chairman of the board of trustees of the BDPA Education and Technology Foundation. I had the pleasure of conducting an in-depth interview with Pace a couple of years ago, and I was heartened by the fact that he had no inclination to steer away from the issue of racism in IT.

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IT Business Edge, 1/2/2011 (Wayne Hicks)

Don Tennant

IT Profession: Peril or Opportunity for African Americans? ...So I was especially heartened when I subsequently came across an article in the Winter 2010/Spring 2011 issue of “Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology.” The article, headlined “The Job Market Is Improving for African Americans in IT,” quoted Wayne Hicks, executive director of the BDPA Education and Technology Foundation

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IT Business Edge, 9/1/2010 (Wayne Hicks, Thaddeus Howze)

Innovation and the Evolving Black IT Organization Scene. Wayne Hicks, executive director of the BDPA Education and Technology Foundation, recently raised a question in his blog that’s been begging to be raised for a long time: Where is BDPA when it comes to innovation?

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IT Business Edge, 6/10/2010 (Wayne Hicks)

Are Foreign IT Workers Disproportionately Racist?  An online discussion forum about African Americans in the IT industry caught my (Don Tennant) eye today, and I was intrigued by the comments posted by one Black IT professional in particular. While too many people in minority communities shy away from openly discussing their experiences with racism, this man had the courage to write about his encounters with racism displayed by foreign IT workers.

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IT Business Edge, 4/2/2010 (Wayne Hicks, Earl Pace)

Navigating the Nuances of Being a Black IT Professional. To the extent that it’s presumptuous for a middle-aged white guy to write a blog post about what it’s like to be an African American working in the IT profession, let me begin with a disclaimer that I don’t pretend to know. But I have befriended and been acquainted with enough Black IT pros to have gained some insights that are worth sharing.

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