Book recommendations for ~ kindergarten — second grade (For book recommendations for teenagers, scroll all the way to the bottom) Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea Book by Meena Harris A beautiful, empowering picture book about two sisters who work with their community to effect change, inspired by a true story from the childhood of Meena Harris’s aunt, US Senator Kamala Harris, and Meena’s…

Here is a list of suggested books (from my team’s crowd-sourced doc of recommendations): How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo Stamped…

Continuously updated personal accountability list of actions to take to sustain Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice and equality, and to inspire others to do the same — 1. Exercise your freedom of speech and assembly, and to peacefully protest to defend your right to do so Under Trump’s governance, USA is rapidly turning into a police state where your constitutional right to exercise your freedom of speech and assembly is under threat. Police officers, in uniform, commit violent crimes against peaceful protesters, all while hiding their identity behind masks and covering their badges and names with…

History has its eyes on you. Do your part. The change starts with you and me. — Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, chief diversity officer at Microsoft, “Relentless empathy: When hate demands critical leadership”: “There was once a time when work was work and life was life. Managers and leaders didn’t engage in or inquire into the personal lives of their employees, and employees didn’t share anything about their life…

Letter to Pursuit Fellows — Hello from Seattle/quarantine day 36! 😳👋🏽 Ayuna here, 2.2 Fellow. How are you feeling today? To the current cohort students Times are tough, but know that you are very special and you can do this. 💪🏽 Stay focused on your goals (get a well-paid job and start your career a tech) and remember why you…

Wigs for Kids who Lost Their Hair due to Cancer or Alopecia Here’s my hair on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning before I cut it short to donate for wigs for kids who lost their hair due to cancer or alopecia:

Link: http://www.industryexplorers.com/ What is LEAP? LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program (LEAP) is an immersive, 16-week program providing you with real-world experience through development and project management apprenticeships. We’re seeking a diversity of participants with unique perspectives, who may have a non-traditional background or returning from time away from the workplace. …

What does a TPM do? — Responsibilities On a High Level: Lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects. Coordinate projects across many functional areas in order to deliver features and releases. Translate high-level, ambiguous business goals into working software solutions. Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.

… recently. I wanted to keep a list of things that I read and had a high impact on me, for one reason or another, because I keep coming back to them from time to time in my mind. …