Black workers are overrepresented in low-wage entry-level jobs and underrepresented in senior leadership and executive roles. In the U.S. private sector, Black workers make up 12 percent of the entry-level workforce and just 7 percent of the managerial workforce, according to McKinsey & Company.

At the start of the pandemic, some believed remote work could increase diversity for tech companies. Diverse talent was now accessible from all over the country, not just in costly coastal cities.

Computer vision is changing the digital landscape as we know it. The AI technology facilitates faster and simpler processes by using computers to see and understand the visual world with digital images and videos.

For nearly a decade now, a drumbeat of headlines, conferences, and community initiatives sometimes syncopated, sometimes cacophonous or intermittent has called out the technology industry for the paucity of people of color within its companies' walls. The crux of the argument: The closer a team of makers can resemble the consumers of the product it makes, the better, more sustainable, and more equitable the product.

A select list of companies and financial institutions funding Black investors indicates that the kinds of entities working with Black fund managers are becoming more diversified, especially as a result of last year's racial equity movement. The white and male-dominated venture capital community is slowly making inroads for Black investors, who are also taking matters into their own hands by launching funds.

Overlooked Ventures announced the launch of its $50 million first fund Tuesday, led by entrepreneurs Janine Sickmeyer and Brandon Brooks. While the team did not disclose how far along they were in their 506(c) raise, they said their fund is for any founder who self-identifies as overlooked.

It took a mere days for SoftBank to put together $100 million for Black founders following protests and demands for scrutiny from the Black tech community asking about how investors and the tech industry would support Black people within their companies and firms following a week of protests in response to the death of George Floyd.

Harlem Capital has raised a second fund totaling $134 million, bringing on large investors like Apple and PayPal and returning investor TPG Capital. Notably, the second raise came together much quicker than the first:

The film industry may still be synonymous with Hollywood, but FilmHedge would like to change where films are financed. The two-sided investment marketplace, based in Atlanta, is seeing an uptick in deal flow since the platform launched last year.

Funding disparities to Black women founders are impacting successful venture exits just look at the case of Sweeten and Katerra. Any company that's raised hundreds of millions, I can tell you they have been given the luxury of making more mistakes than I have, Jean Brownhill, founder and CEO of Sweeten, a proptech company that matches vetted general contractors to construction projects, told The Plug.

In the U.S., the use of automation in the workforce has been steadily increasing over time, raising questions about the possible toll it is taking on job loss in Black communities across the nation.

As the old adage states, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for cosmetic brands, beauty resides in the hands of the Instagram user. Recently dubbed as the new shopping mall of the internet, Instagram continues to establish its foothold as the premier outlet to shop and discover new brands.