Accessible
Tech
NOLAvate Black is committed to mapping accessible pathways into the tech industry by sharing resources to help professionals advance their careers.
Our Work
Community
Build a strong network of tech professionals of color who operate as vital contributors toward the economic sustainability of our region.
Access
Identify, connect and communicate clear pathways that help individuals navigate, participate and become decision-makers within the technology ecosystem.
Education
Facilitate and create spaces for professionals and entrepreneurs to find jobs, get training, share resources and engage with executive mentors to advance their careers.
Advocacy
Promote a culture of inclusive innovation through initiatives that transform recruitment, retention, advancement and investment in underresourced and underrepresented communities.
Advocacy
Black Tech Collective
A network for BIPOC professionals and entrepreneurs advancing their careers in tech.
NOLA Tech 30
Celebrating Black technologists in New Orleans.
Black Tech NOLA
New Orleans first and only Black Tech Conference celebrating tech, art and culture.
NOLA Codes Black
Learn to code during Black History Month.
Meet Ups
Networking events that connect tech professionals in New Orleans.
Advance Tech NOLA
Connecting Black talent to companies that value inclusion in tech.
Attendees
Countries
Speakers
Connecting Black technologists since 2018.
BLACK
TECH
NOLA
An annual convening of global influencers bringing the best and brightest in Black tech during Essence Festival week. The event showcases leaders from global brands committed to supporting NOLAvate Black’s efforts to build ‘an inclusive and sustainable ecosystem in technology’. Black Tech NOLA is the only Black Tech event in the region where tech meets culture.
"NOLAvate Black is doing the work to build a sustainable tech ecosystem. Everyone needs to know what is happening in New Orleans."
