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CNN: Silicon Valley fights to keep its diversity data secret! Not so fast CNN

Okay unless you have been living under a rock or you are  just a tech phobe you have probably heard about the black in America documentary airing on Sunday! I personally am looking forward to viewing this documentary because I am in as a woman who grew up in the valley in the tech arena, I am fascinated to see how CNN and other outlets create the shock value when it comes to documentaries. The latest according to CNN is this. Silicon valley hides its diversity data. Okay when I graduated from college in the valley,  my class  had only 7 students of African descent out of 2000. Now lets make the assum[tion that we all ended up at  major companies being  targeted by CNN for its diversity data, what then happens is that I might still be the only one in the first company  while  my  seven other colleagues would end up in six other companies. We would still be in the minority. Here is how CNN discussed the lack of diversity

CNN: Silicon Valley fights to keep its diversity data secret! Not so fast CNN

Okay unless you have been living under a rock or you are  just a tech phobe you have probably heard about the black in America documentary airing on Sunday! I personally am looking forward to viewing this documentary because I am in as a woman who grew up in the valley in the tech arena, I am fascinated to see how CNN and other outlets create the shock value when it comes to documentaries. The latest according to CNN is this. Silicon valley hides its diversity data. Okay when I graduated from college in the valley,  my class  had only 7 students of African descent out of 2000. Now lets make the assum[tion that we all ended up at  major companies being  targeted by CNN for its diversity data, what then happens is that I might still be the only one in the first company  while  my  seven other colleagues would end up in six other companies. We would still be in the minority. Here is how CNN discussed the lack of diversity