Coming back from Lesbians Who Tech Summit in San Francisco, I was reminded of how energizing it feels to be around “your people”; folks who share some part of your experience, and “get it”.

As we close out Black History Month 2017, I wanted to highlight a few of the folks that energize me here in Chicago, that are doing amazing things in tech, and we should all be listening to, lifting up, and gettin’ loud about!

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On the morning of Tuesday, February 21, Chicago Ideas teamed up with Cara and I.C. Stars to host a roundtable discussion on hiring formerly incarcerated individuals. Moderated by WBEZ editor Rob Wildeboer, the conversation brought together Safer Foundation vice president of external relations Sodiqua Williams, Cara admissions specialist Raahsaan Brown, Midway Moving president and CEO Jerry Siegel and Cook County Department of Corrections executive director Nneka Jones Tapia. Read Article