This year, the Washington STEM Summit brought together more than 300 leaders in government, education, community and business — including Rev. Jesse Jackson and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Washington STEM… Read More
Earlier this month, after Amazon’s board initially opposed a shareholder proposal requiring the company to consider women and minorities for open board positions, criticism from employees and members of Congress… Read More
Amazon had no shortage of impressive stats to present to its shareholders at its annual meeting in Seattle this morning. Annual revenue rose 27 percent to $136 billion in 2016, operating… Read More
Jesse Jackson, meet Jeff Bezos. The civil rights activist, continuing his push for diversity in the tech industry, is planning to attend Amazon’s shareholders meeting in Seattle on Wednesday morning,… Read More
The technology industry is the next frontier for civil rights, Rev. Jesse Jackson told hundreds who came to hear his speech at the University of Washington Tuesday night. The message:… Read More
The Rev. Jesse Jackson uses an old-fashioned cell phone and readily acknowledges that he isn’t a technology expert. But he believes, based on his decades of experience, that greater diversity would boost the tech… Read More
Former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson has taken tech companies to task in recent months, encouraging them to release data about workforce diversity. Things heated up so much in early September,… Read More