Black Girls Code (BGC) launched on Sept. 7 “Delete the Divide,” a certified tech skills program for Black girls and youth of color at Ethos Society, a communal workspace located at 3435 Wilshire Blvd in the Equitable Life skyscraper in the Koreatown neighborhood of L.A. BGC offers a platform for students to learn about TECH career paths, foster meaningful connections, and build confidence.
About 23 middle and high school students with their parents filed into a spacious room on the 14th floor overlooking the busy Wilshire corridor to hear about how a computer programming education could nurture their careers in technology and build lifelong proficiency in problem-solving and abstract thinking.
“This workshop is for everyone,” stated Koby LeMoine, Program Manager of Black Girls Code for L.A. and Houston…