Technically Philly, 8/17/2010 (Hayward West)

BDPA Philadelphia Seeking Help for Student Mentoring. Hayward West likes to say that he’ll work with anyone from the classroom to the boardroom.

“I wanna expose as many kids in our areas as we can to career opportunities in tech,” says West, president of the Philly chapter of the Black Data Processing Associates. The BDPA, founded in 1975 in Philadelphia, is a national organization with over 4000 members that aims to increase the diversity in technology careers through a mix of community service and career coaching. We’re one of the best kept secrets and I’m tying not to be a secret anymore.”

Technically Philly, 2/24/2010 (Byron Mayes)

Black Family Technology Awareness Week luncheon at Northeast High School. More than 200 students, staff, technology professionals and partners listened to the musical stylings of a high school choir last week. But everyone was there to promote technology literacy. Held at Northeast High School, the sixth annual luncheon was again the signature event of the 11th annual Black Family Technology Awareness Week, which has some lingering events over the next few days.

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