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Vancouver’s Black tech leaders are creating local change
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Vancouver’s Black tech leaders are creating local change

Historical policy decisions have resulted in a small local Black community, but it seeks to have a big impact.

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Erin Gee
Feb 28, 2023
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On the red carpet at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017, Issa Rae – actor and Hollywood showrunner – declared, “I’m rooting for everybody Black.” That sentiment is not dissimilar to the ethos of Vancouver’s Black tech community.

“One of the things I have always had an appreciation for is how supportive the Black community is,” says Marlon Thompson, f…

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