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Black History Month

  • Oct 2, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jan 15, 2025


Logo with words "Celebrating Black History, Empowering Safer Futures"

For Black History Month, we’re shining a light on some of the incredible Black innovators who’ve shaped the world of technology. From coding pioneers to online safety advocates, their contributions inspire us every day in our mission to create safer online spaces for young people. Let’s celebrate progress, innovation, and safety!

A photo of Katherine Johnson "A mathematician and NASA scientist, Katherine Johnson was crucial in calculating the flight paths for several historic space missions, including John Glenn's orbit of Earth. Her work helped to lay the foundation for modern computing and space exploration."


A photo of mark dean "Mark Dean is a computer scientist and engineer who co-invented the IBM personal computer and the ISA bus, which allowed multiple devices like printers and modems to connect to a computer. He also led the design team behind the first one-gigahertz computer processor."

A photo of Christopher Young "Christopher is the former CEO of McAfee, LLC (2014-2020). Under his leadership, McAfee grew to protect mission-critical systems and data for more than two-thirds of the Global 2000 and more than 500 million consumers. Since moving on to Microsoft, Christopher Young also served on the boards of Snap Inc. and American Express."

A photo of Kimberly Bryant "Kimberly Bryant is the founder of Black Girls CODE, an organisation dedicated to teaching young Black girls computer programming and coding skills. Her initiative is empowering the next generation of Black women to thrive in tech fields and changing the face of STEM education."


 
 

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