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Announcing 28 Days of Diversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 1: Angela Benton
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As we all know, February is Black History Month. It’s a month where we honor those who have made an impact on American culture for equal rights, those who have invented, those who have a helped others and those who have inspired everyone to be the best they can be, not only as a person of color but as a human.
As someone in the technology/web/social space, I often travel and attend various events in the industry and notice a huge lack of diversity, and when it comes to getting attention from mainstream media/tech blogs it’s almost impossible. That’s why I’m starting 28 Days of Diversity on SocialWayne.com. The goal of 28 Days of Diversity is to feature someone new everyday for the month of February for just being awesome in their own right. The list will include some of leaders in the social web space, startups, bloggers, conference organizers, IT professionals and friends not ranked in any particular order. Each post will include a picture, bio, two links from the selected person and this paragraph. So for the next 28 days, come back to visit SocialWayne.com to see who’s on the list. For day one, I would like to introduce to some and present to others: Angela Benton
Blog: http://www.blackweb20.com
Twitter: @Abenton
Angela Benton’s experience spans a variety of industries and roles. She has worked at several InterActive Corp businesses including RealEstate.com, LendingTree.com, and RushmoreDrive.com. Additionally she has held roles at Bizjournals.com, UPS, and Homes of Color Magazine. Throughout her career she has worked in a variety of roles in design, marketing, development, and digital strategy. Her expertise lies in New Media.
Presently Angela is the CEO of Black Web Media, which publishes BlackWeb20.com the leading online publication for African-Americans interested in Technology and New Media. Black Web Media’s mission is to be a catalyst for innovation and inclusive ideas on the web for African-Americans.
Angela also speaks on topics such as diversity in the web and media industries, web trends, web strategy, and web 2.0’s effects on urban media. She was recently named as one of Ebony Magazine’s Power 150 in the Technology and New Media category along side David Drummond (Google) and Ray Ramsey (One Economy Corporation).
Angela graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications with a specialization in Digital Design. She has also completed postgraduate coursework in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Come back tomorrow to see who’s next on the list.
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TC Coleman said:
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TC Coleman said:
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RT @waynesutton #28DaysofDiversity: People of color impacting the social web. Day 2: @TristanWalker of @FourSquare http://bit.ly/dAB2bv
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Wayne Sutton said:
Hello, thanks for posting about the 28 days of diversity project.
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Wayne Sutton said:
New post: Twitter Hashtag Stats: #28daysofdiversity reaching thousands and who’s blogging about it. http://socialwayne.com/p1fp
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Twitter Hashtag Stats: #28daysofdiversity reaching thousands and who’s blogging about it. http://socialwayne.com/p1fp (via @waynesutton)
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