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After a Twitter thread exposed the mistreatment of Black employees at Google, I ended my company's partnership to connect HBCU students with the tech giant. Here's why we decided to pull the plug. (by Nikki_T)

: "We don't agree with the way April describes her termination, but it's not appropriate for us to provide a commentary about her claims."Should we move forward with our partnership with Google?

But after months of long-delayed responses, we were finally told, "Unfortunately, due to resourcing, we cannot commit at this time, but good luck on this initiative." A Black ex-Googler claimed she was told by a manager that her Baltimore-accented speech was a 'disability' and later fired The more involved I became with the tech industry, the more I learned about the race, class, and gender issues at play. A well-known venture capitalist outright told us, "Sometimes you're better off finding something else to do," after sharing HBCU 20x20's mission, and a white CEO in the SaaS industry said, "Give us your database and we will pay you in clout."

We have to engage in more dialogue around this, but first, we must listen to and believe Black women — that's why HBCU 20x20 proudly cancelled its partnership with Google effective immediately."We cannot morally move forward with a company who will blatantly disregard the concerns of the people. Black people."

such as the SAT, and April's thread validated my own beliefs: Our students were not expected to make it through the interviews — and that is ultimately rooted in bias, elitism, and racism.HBCU 20x20 has successfully placed more than 1,200 people into jobs and internships, partnered with hundreds of companies, visited 37 HBCUs, and hosted events in cities including Silicon Valley, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and Washington, D.C.

, Melissa Daimler, a leader in Learning and Organizational Development, shared why listening is an overlooked leadership tool and how to become better.. When you see something, it is imperative that you say something. Racism is taught, and it takes bold individuals, groups, and companies to combat it. It's not enough to share a Black Lives Matter statement, or to even

 

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Nikki_T Why black people always always complain?they always complain, complain for what happened 200 years ago,complain for what happened in the 60,complain for Google ,complain for everything, now I understand why there is so much anger and fear toward blacks.

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Nikki_T How exactly did a twitter thread expose mistreatment?

Nikki_T as we all know and have known. its actually the left that is racist.

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Nikki_T Encouraging Black tech talent to apply to Google and demanding proper treatment is the only way that they will learn. Believe me they’re happy that you walked away. Make them uncomfortable. That’s what we need to do

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