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Terri Burns

Terri‘s a product manager at Twitter and contributor at Forbes. When she’s not writing code, Terri likes tweeting, reading, and eating.

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Black Women in Tech, 2016

Here are some shout outs to the many impressive black women that did fantastic work in tech in 2016.

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Side Project Culture: Opportunities and Obstacles for Marginalized People in Tech

While side projects can be a great indicator of personality, ability, and work-ethic, they should not have as much ability to make or break someone’s career.

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Dreaming: Holding Onto the Hope of Justice in Technology and America

American technology culture is reflective and a result of American systemic racism and sexism.