VIDEO: “Black Girls Code” teaches minority kids and teens coding skills

OAKLAND (KRON) — An East Bay non-profit is doing its part to change the diversity imbalance plaguing Silicon Valley and the tech workforce.

And at the same, it is giving kids the hi-tech training they need to find a good job.

KRON’s technology reporter Gabe Slate met up with “Black Girls Code.”

That is a program which teaches minority kids and teenagers coding skills through workshops and camps.

Watch the above video to see Gabe’s full report.WEB LINKS:

Black Girls Code Website: http://www.blackgirlscode.com/Mailing Address:

Black Girls CODE

P.O. Box 640926

San Francisco, CA 94164Physical Address:

Black Girls CODE

2323 Broadway

Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 398-0880 office phone