Black tech execs hope the current attention on racial disparities will help diversify tech workers, as black people account for only 7.8% of core US IT workers (Jared Council/Wall Street Journal)

Jared Council / Wall Street Journal:
Black tech execs hope the current attention on racial disparities will help diversify tech workers, as black people account for only 7.8% of core US IT workers  —  Despite yearslong efforts by companies to diversify their tech workforces, black people account for less than 8% of core IT workers in the U.S.

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