Meet Our Lectures
Our electrifying guest lecturers are innovators, thinkers, doers, and idea-generators who support the development of a thriving Black tech ecosystem to champion community-centered research and address issues of racial tech disparity.
2020-2021
Guest Lecturers


Dr. Nicol Howard
Journal of Computer Science Integration


Akili Lee
Social Entrepreneur


Carla Jefferson
Darlington County School District


Waymond Jackson
Founder of EdFarm


Dr. Timnit Gebru
Co-Founder of Black in Ai


Dr. Charlton Mcllwain
Author of Black Software


Deshuna Moore Spencer
Founder of KweliTv


Jayme Wooten
CLLTIVLY, Advisory Board Member


Andreen Soley
New America


Dr. Nicol Turner Lee
Director, Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings Institute; Senior Fellow, Governance Studies


Maurita Coley
President and CEO of Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council


Sharon Kennedy Vickers
City Of Saint Paul
Chief Information Officer (CIO);
Co-founder, Blacks in Technology
Chief Information Officer (CIO);
Co-founder, Blacks in Technology


Dr. Menna Demessie
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation


Chris Lewis
Public Knowledge


Erin Horn McKinney
Founder of Black Female Founders


Clinton Odom
The National Urban League


Michelle Ferguson
Tech Dream Corps


Jamal Watkins
The NAACP (National Organization)


Rev. Leah Daughtry
Co-Founder and Co-Chair of
Black Church PAC
Black Church PAC


JaNay Queen Nazaire
Chief Strategy Officer Living Cities


Dr. Cynthia Warrick
President of
Stillman College
Stillman College


Dr. André Brock
Author