Blacks in Technology organization to launch in Omaha

CAREFUL ALONG THIS PASS3 NEWS NOW IS LOOKING ATWAYS TO HELP YOU AND AREABUSINESSES OVERCOME THE EFFECTSOF THE PANDEMIC AND REBOUND FROMTHEM.THE PANDEMIC PUT A LOT OFBUSINESSES, JOBS AND CAREERPATHS IN QUESTION.FOR SOME AREAS IT WIDENED THEGAP IN RACIAL DISPARITIES.3 NEWS NOW, REPORTER, DANIELLEDAVIS, INTRODUCES US TO ANORGANIZATION THAT IS SCHEDULEDTO LAUNCH NEXT MONTH,AND IS ALREADY MAKING THEVIRTUAL WORLD A REALITY FORMINORITIES NEEDING A JOB ORCAREER PATH.VIRTUAL REALITY TAKES YOU TOANOTHER WORLD WHERE THINGS CANBE FUN, THRILLING OR EVEN ALITTLE SCARY.THIS PAST YEAR BROUGHT HOME ALOT OF REALITIES FOR PEOPLE.CARLEA JEAN MAGEE, PRESIDENT,BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY - OMAHA(4861)3:21 - 3:36"I WAS WORKING IN HOMEBEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND COVIDMADE ME REALIZE THAT WAS AVULNERABLE CAREER CHOICE.

WHEN IMOVED INTO TECH, I NOW HAVE SOMUCH AUTONOMY, I GET TO WORKWHEN I WANT, WHERE I WANT, ASLONG AS I HAVE MY LAPTOP, I AMGOOD.

I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TOFEEL LIKE THAT."CARLEA JEAN MAGEE IS FORMINGNEBRASKA’S FIRST BLACKS INTECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION.THEY ARE IN 47TH STATES ANDSEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES,WORKING TO BRIDGE THE JOB ANDINCOME GAP WHEN IT COMES TOMINORITIES IN TECHNOLOGY.TIFFANY GAMBLE, MEMBER, BLACKSIN TECHNOLOGY(4860)3:09 3:25"THEY USE IT AT THE GLOBAL DAVISCENTER TO DO SURGERIES, TOPROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAININGAND THE GAMNG INDUSTRY IS VERYLUCRATIVE.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT VRNOT JUST IN A GAMING SENSE BUTAS A PART OF A CAREER PATHWAY.DANIELLE DAVIS, REPORTING"VIRTUAL REALITY IS ALL ABOUTFUN AND GAMES, BUT, INACTUALITY, IT IS A MULTI-BILLIONDOLLAR INDUSTRY THAT ISCONTINUING TO GROW."CARLEA JEAN MAGEE, PRESIDENT,BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY - OMAHA(4861)1:03-1:11"THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS A 160BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY AND THATWAS PRE-COVID AND IT HASPROBABLY SHOT UP SINCE THEN, ITIS PROBABLY LOOKING AT 250BILLION BY 2025."OMAHA HAS ONE OF THE LARGESTTECH HUBS WITH A REPORTED 700JOBS AVAILABLE.TIFFANY GAMBLE, MEMBER, BLACKSIN TECHNOLOGY(4860)1:32 - 1:52"FACEBOOK IS HERE, GOOGLE ISHERE, YAHOO, THEY ARE LACKINGTHOSE SKILLED WORKERS SO IT ISVITAL FOR BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGYAND ALL THESE OTHER EMERGINGTECHS NETWORKING ORGANIZATIONSTO COME TOGETHER AND PUSH THENEEDLE."MINORITIES REPRESENT JUST 9% OFTHE TECH SPACE, AND WHEN ITCOMES TO MINORITY WOMEN THATNUMBER DROPS DOWN TO JUST 1%.CARLEA JEAN MAGEE, PRESIDENT,BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY - OMAHA(4861)2:45 - 2:57"THERE ARE THESE PARTS OF THEINDUSTRY THAT PEOPLE DON’T EVENKNOW EXIST AND WE WANT TO GETTHAT INFORMATION OUT THERE, IT’SVERY LUCRATIVE.

YOU CAN MAKEPRETTY GOOD MONEY IN THATINDUSTRY DOING SOMETHING THATYOU LOVE."EVERYDAY MORE AND MORE JOBS AREBEING LOST TO AUTOMATION.BUT, CURRENTLY THERE ARE CLOSETO 3 MILLION TECH JOBS THAT NEEDTO BE FILLED.TIFFANY GAMBLE, MEMBER, BLACKSIN TECHNOLOGY(4860)4:25 - 4:37’IN YOUR MIND YOU CAN FEEL IT,TASTE IT, TOUCH IT AND THAT CANGO SO FAR IN AN EDUCATIONALINSTITUTION AS FAR AS TRAININGOUR KIDS."ALTHOUGH THE GROUPS MISSION ISTO CLOSE THE RACIAL DIVIDE WHENIT COMES TO MINORITIES IN THETECH FIELD, ALL ARE WELCOME.MEMBERSHIPS FOR BLACKS INTECHNOLOGY ARE FREE.IN OMAHA, DANIELLE DAVIS, 3 NEWSNOW.THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY WILLBE HELD ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 ATOMAHA VIRTUAL REALITY IN THECAPITAL DISTRICT.RIGHT NOW YOU CAN JOIN THEIRWEEK-LONG "VIRTUAL GAME JAM"GOING UNTIL SUNDAY AND STREAMINGLIVE.FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THEIRWEBSITE AT F