Afro-tech

Definition

The systemic exclusion of Black people and other marginalized communities from tech entrepreneurship and leadership, mirroring historical segregation in sports—where users fuel billion-dollar platforms while founders and profits remain predominantly white.

Example Usage

She pointed out the Afro-tech problem: millions of Black creators generating wealth on platforms where almost no Black people sit in the boardroom.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Afro-tech&defid=17111964)

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Rollback

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provisioning

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gain

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fiberoptic

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retries

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Command Q

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