Sometimes I think "black" are more racists than others. Even title of this project is racist, and we are talking about differences... I'm not american and I cant be objective, it's just my "outside" opinion.
Why "black girls" only? Poor black girls somehow better than poor white girls? Why not just "Girls code" (if it's really just about genders)? Isn't it racism?
Based on the numbers given on that page 16% of female CS grads are black, but given the US population is only 12% black doesn't that mean that black female CS grads are over-represented compared to non-black females ?<p>Seems to be a pretty good indicator that it's the gender issue that needs addressing and not the racial one.
Considering all the smart but disenfranchised white boys I knew growing up in rural oaklahoma who gave up on programming because no one supported their bizarre interest in something other than NASCAR, and ended up working at Walmart, I think we have bigger problems that transcend race and sex. But I'm not opposed to campaigns like this, even if they are based on neandrethalic logic and all this time and effort would be better spent finding a general solution to the problem of poor people staying poor while openings for coders go unfilled.
It's really great to see these fundraising platforms being used to make a difference in peoples lives in addition to building more tangible products.