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The Big Question: Can Silicon Valley Boost Black Americans?
A Q&A with CodePath.org founder Michael Ellison on how technology companies should fight racial inequality.
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This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve today’s most pressing policy challenges. This conversation has been edited and condensed.
Romesh Ratnesar: We’re in the midst of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality. You are one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent Black founders and the head of an organization, CodePath.org, that aims to prepare more under-represented minorities for careers in the technology industry. What role can the industry play in addressing these issues?