“In partnership with Webull and the Nets, this renovated space at Digital Girl will create boundless opportunities for the next generation of STEM leaders and the larger Brooklyn community.” “Exposure, opportunities, and access to resources are often life-defining factors in the future careers of young people of color,” said Liberty CEO Keia Clarke. We are proud to have played a part in launching this technology center alongside our partners at Webull, whose remarkable work strives to break barriers in the STEM industry.” “DGI is doing incredible work to increase representation of women and people of color in STEM professions and their work is more important than ever. “One of the larger ways in which the Nets align with Digital Girl is our shared commitment to serving the Brooklyn community,” said Sam Zussman, CEO of BSE Global, parent company of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center. Most recently, volunteer employees from both teams painted a mural outside of the technology hub as part of the organization’s day of service. The Nets and Liberty have a long-standing relationship with Digital Girl. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, STEM occupations offer wages nearly 50% higher than non-STEM occupations and the goal of the DGI Tech Center is to fill the gap of STEM resources this community has lacked.” “It is essential to equip this community with exposure, education, skills, training, and the confidence necessary to build wealth to obtain positions that offer career advancement and competitive wages. “A quarter of the residents in Central Brooklyn live below the poverty line and the pandemic only exacerbated this condition, highlighting that the digital divide is more like a digital canyon,” Gall said. Since its inception, Digital Girl has taught more than 9,000 people across New York City in computer science subjects. Technology courses and certification opportunities will be provided for children, adults, and seniors, with offerings like programming, web design, robotics, computing and data analysis, computer science, and other subjects.ĭigital Girl was founded in 2014 by Michelle Gall to increase the number of women and people of color in STEM professions (currently black women hold just 2% of the positions in science and engineering). The groups are also supporting programming services in the space’s new classroom: Learning Zone presented by Webull, Brooklyn Nets, NY Liberty, where Digital Girl will host free workshops and classes for the entire community. The Nets, Liberty and Webull helped Digital Girl build out their new technology hub in the revitalized Major Owens Center by providing new desktop Macs, PC computers, and a 3D printer for the computer center.
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