Thu, Jul 02
|Zoom
Community, Power & Legacy: HBCUs as Innovation Engines
What if the most powerful launchpad for Black innovation was already built, already funded, and already in your community? If you have been overlooking HBCUs as a force for economic transformation, workforce development, and startup culture, this is the conversation that will change the way you see
Time & Location
Jul 02, 2026, 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM EDT
Zoom
About The Event
Topic: HBCUs as Innovation Engines: Workforce Development, Startups & Economic Mobility
Featured Speaker: Porscha Lee Taylor
Porscha Lee Taylor is a Nigerian-Panamanian American born in the Diaspora from Fayetteville, North Carolina. A proud HBCU graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications, Porscha went on to forge a career in technology, a field where less than 3 percent of Black women currently hold space. She has served as a Capitol Hill lobbyist for DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, launched a tech startup, hosted a Tech Talk podcast in 135 countries, authored a bestselling book, and been featured on BBC World and FOX News. She was titled Miss District of Columbia United States in 2016 and made history as the first African American born in the Diaspora to compete in the Miss Africa USA pageant, where she was named First Princess. In…
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