219 - Albrey Brown (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion @ Airtable) On Allyship

<p>In this episode, I have on Albrey Brown to chat about a multitude of issues going on in our country today regarding opportunity and diversity, and specifically in tech. Albrey leads diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at <a href="https://airtable.com/">Airtable</a>, so it was a treat to be able to have him on the podcast to ask him questions relating to where we are as a tech industry on the diversity front (and how we can do better). In this episode, we talk about:</p><ul> <li>The history of diversity efforts in the Bay Area</li> <li>Why white people should aim to practice allyship, not just aim to be allys</li> <li> How people with a platform and power can help amplify the voices for people of color, women, and marginalized voices </li> <li>How if you weren't thinking about this actively before last week, you were part of the problem. But that's okay!</li> <li>How the excuse of "not being able to find any black people to ...fund, interview, hire....is a horrible excuse not to</li> <li>How anyone, even the high school with no power or platform, can help change tech and make it a more equitable industry for all people.</li> </ul><p><strong><br></strong>You can connect with Albrey on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbreyBrown">here</a>. </p> <strong> <a href="https://forwardthinking.substack.com/" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★">★ Support this podcast ★</a> </strong>