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" We are not generally included in that narrative - people of color - definitely, women of color don't normally fit that narrative that has been built around the whole image and the whole story of the Silicon Valley. "

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" Although we use a lot of technology and consume a lot of technology as people of color, we're usually not the ones at the tables doing the creating of it. "

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" We're creating this new breed of techies who are going to be the ones starting the tech companies of the future. "

" I didn't want my daughter to feel culturally isolated in the pursuit of her studies as I had as a young girl. I didn't want her to give up on her passions just because she didn't see anyone else like her in the classroom. "

" I'm looking to see more women of color not only in companies in technology, but also creating companies. "

" Gender is not central to coding. "

" Girls who participate in Black Girls Code think of themselves as leaders. "

" I'm horrendous at capturing a decent selfie. "

" You cannot possibly be reaching the needs of your consumers when the makeup of your company is not reflective of the community you serve. "

" When I started Black Girls Code in 2011, there weren't any programs that had a foundation in communities of color to teach our kids about technology. "

" Some of the perceptions from my professors were that I was less than or that I wouldn't be able to compete or wouldn't be able to meet the same bar as my peers. I don't want that for my daughter or for any of the girls who come into our program. "

" I loved school, was an exceptional student, and found a passion for math and science that led me to Vanderbilt University, where I discovered the world of electrical engineering. I did well in college, loved the work I was doing, and soon found myself climbing the corporate ladder after graduation. I was one of the lucky ones. "

" We need to have women as role models, both inside and outside corporate America's leading tech companies, leading the path for other women. "

" Women are both talented and innovative thinkers and tend to use computer science as a tool to solve larger problems. "

" I definitely think there needs to be more of a focus and movement on getting coding taught in schools. There's really only so much after-school programs like Black Girls Code can do to really drive that change. And those classes shouldn't only take place in high school. We should make sure that we teach kids about coding at an early age. "

" I hope to literally change the world with Black Girls Code by changing the paradigm which produces the current monolithic ecosystem in technology. "

" One of the biggest lessons that we hope to model for several folks, including some of the young women of color who come to me, is the value of understanding your worth, standing up, and demanding the best for yourself and not taking less. "

" I don't think that the trickle-down theory of diversity ever really works. "

" Our goal is to really have young women of color embrace the tech marketplace and the tech innovation space as both leaders and creators. "

" We want to create a community of girls who will be empowered to become catalysts for transformation in their communities. "

" You can absolutely be what you can't see! That's what innovators and disruptors do. "

" If people are not tied to the work from a mission-driven focus, I don't think you're going to motivate them. "

" While there is still certainly much more work that needs to be done, Lyft actually believes in increasing diversity and inclusion within their workforce, and also, they believe in being a strong supporter of that in the community. "

" For me, if a company is really committed to diversity, that means everything. That means gender diversity, that means sexual orientation for me, that means race, ethnicity. "

Kimberly Bryant

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" Few of my classmates looked like me. While we shared similar aspirations and many good times, there's much to be said for making any challenging journey with people of the same cultural background. "

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" I think my biggest mistake was deciding not to go to law school directly after I graduated from college. "

Kimberly Bryant

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" For me, as a woman in one of the less diverse fields - electrical engineering, which is what I studied in college - it was hard to persist and really build a career. Some of the things I experienced were really scary, and they weren't experiences that I wanted for my daughter. "

" I did not grow up around computers, so technology was not a tool used every day in my household. I was drawn to computer science due to the creative nature of programming and the technology focus. "

" I believe it is incredibly important for women and people of color to become the builders and creators in technology. In order to do so, we need to know how to code or, at least, know the language of coding - what I like to call 'code speak.' "

" Technology is a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives, and the accompanying geeky lexicon has infiltrated every facet of our modern day society. "

" By reaching out to the community through workshops, hackathons, and after-school programs, Black Girls Code introduces computer programming and technology to girls from underrepresented communities. "