Kimberly Bryant
Social Entrepreneur
Role: Founder and CEO at Black Girls CODE
Location: Oakland, CA
Pronouns: she/her
Race/Ethnicity: Black
Education: B.E., Electrical Engineering Major/Math, CS Minor, Vanderbilt University
About Kimberly's Work: Kimberly Bryant is the Founder and CEO of Black Girls CODE, a non-profit organization dedicated to “changing the face of technology” by introducing girls of color (ages 7-17) to the field of technology and computer science with a concentration on entrepreneurial concepts
Learn more about Kimberly's Work
Videos
Watch & Discuss
Black Girls CODE works against the digital divide by introducing young girls of color into the technical field through workshops and programs.
The National Science Foundation has gathered statistics to discover who's working in STEM careers. Review this data and identify ways that Black Girls CODe is working to make a difference.
What groups make up the smallest number of people in science and engineering careers? Why might this be true?
Extension Activities
Kimberly Bryant founded Black Girls Code to introduce programming and technology to a new generation of coders; coders who will become builders of technological innovation and of their own futures.
STEM by the Numbers - students analyze data
Black Girls CODE - measuring impact
Black Girls CODE Presents #FutureTechBoss Series