Happy International Pronouns Day!
Greetings, fellow humans. Today is International Pronouns Day. My name is Brandy, and I use the pronouns she/her. I grew up never really thinking about my pronouns. People referred to me as “she” or “her.” Those words fit, and I never
I Am Not a Unicorn – Part 3
What’s good? It’s Brandy again. In my first piece, I talked about what it was like to be a black woman entering the technology industry. In my second piece, I dove into diversity statistics (reminder: they aren’t good). In this
I Am Not a Unicorn – Part 2
Hello! I am Brandy. In my last post, I talked about my transition into tech and some of the unexpected labels that I encountered as a black woman in STEM. Today, I will address the imposter syndrome that I suffered
I Am Not a Unicorn – Part 1
In 2014, I was accepted into the Detroit Labs Apprenticeship program. I didn’t know much about the tech industry before I entered it -- well, other than what I learned from “Star Trek,” which taught me that tech was a
Black History Month Spotlight: Katherine Johnson
When you think about Black women in STEM, you are likely to assume that they are rare. With the recent release of the movie “Hidden Figures,” we begin to scratch the surface of the “Minority Unicorn” in history and technology,
Bringing IT Home – Episode 2
Hello, and welcome back to Bringing IT Home, the vlog series that teaches you how to talk to your children (or any youth in your life) about technology and programming. If you haven’t watched the first episode yet, now is
Bringing IT Home – Episode 1
Hi there! I’m Brandy Foster, Android developer at Detroit Labs. After having gone through the apprentice program, and having two sons of my own, I realized that there are a lot of gaps in tech education, both through the school