Praying for the healing & protection of #AsianAmerican friends and family abroad. It is clear that our world needs to evolve into a new form of humanity. As people, we've taken many wrong roads to get here. Question is, which roads will we travel together as we move forward?

~$150B VC funding went to U.S. startups in 2020. Only 0.67% of that went to Black-founded startups. news.crunchbase.com/news/highlight… via Crunchbase News

I'm speaking at the end of the month about our team's product journey at afaq ali. Join me! Sign ups are now open: creativemornings.com/talks/dairien-… CreativeMornings CreativeMornings/SF

These Black tech creators are changing the domain @google blog.google/outreach-initi…

Today is the Day of Remembrance. On this day in 1942, FDR signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. We lost our jobs, our homes, and our freedom. We #NeverForget today, so that it can #NeverAgain happen.

Sign up for Friday's talk with Dairien Boyd Dairien will share how afaq ali was build as a rapid response to the rise in remote work. And how All Turtles is reimagining how we communicate and experiment with new interaction models. bit.ly/2NMI4M2 #CMDivergent

Help us in calling for the World Bank, IMF and G20 to defund #TigrayGenocide. Tweets are available in English, Spanish and French here: omnatigray.org/defundtigrayge… And, sign our petition here: omnatigray.org/petition2g20/ Why are we having this campaign? Learn below 👇🏾

I'm speaking with CreativeMornings/SF tomorrow at 9AM PT about All Turtles afaq ali and #thefutureofwork – It's going to be a fun show. It's also free! Sign up and dial in without getting out of bed... creativemornings.com/talks/dairien-…

this has been the most comprehensive podcast i've found on the history of racism in tech! it thoughtfully breaks down multiple angles of the problems BIPOC encounter in our industry. def worth a listen

Racism is dehumanizing.

“We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism are all tied together. And you can’t get rid of one without getting rid of the other.”

My heart hurts. The violent attacks on the Asian community is TERRORISM. Racism and race itself were designed to legitimize WHITE SUPREMACY. We've all been "raced". Who would we be without it? When will we abandon race constructs and evolve into a single human race? Why not now?

Last month, I was given the opportunity to speak about afaq ali and All Turtles by CreativeMornings CreativeMornings/SF – You can catch ~10 minutes of the show here: youtube.com/watch?v=_PhBQt…

.LYLE THOMPSON is considered by many to be the best lacrosse player in the world. Before the Premier Lacrosse League season starts tomorrow, his father, Jai, tells Lyle's story of why he plays the game for his family and the creator.

I'm black and black is beautiful! Diversity in Medical Illustration More of this should be encouraged! Illustration by Chidiebere Ibe 𝕏 #pregnant #MedEd #scicomm #inclusion #AcademicTwitter #MedTwitter #illustration #Metaverse Please support this cause🙏 gofund.me/3a58058c

On this day in 1959, 69 black boys were padlocked in their dormitory at school and it was then set on fire. 21 burnt to death while 48 managed to escape. A THREAD.

When 2016 ended everyone was like “can’t wait to be out of the year from hell!” 2017 then became the new “worst year ever.” Followed by 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. It’s almost as if the relentless negativity of social media and 24-hour news has an effect on how people feel!

Bystander intervention training is now available! Preview it here: bit.ly/3SGTSM9 Witnesses of workplace misconduct speak up about it EVEN LESS than those who experience the misconduct. Education can make a difference.