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Jesse Russell

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 Jesse Russell contributed so much to the world of cellphones and technology. He  has various inventions and publications in the communications systems field including wireless communication base stations, broadband cable network architecture, and devices with digital radio processing systems. Jesse is the founding Father of 2G communications. Jesse grew up in poverty with 10 siblings and had a passion for technology and his education . He was a top honor student and was the first African American hired by AT&T Laboratories directly from his HBCU College. For Jesse to be the first African American to be hired by AT&T, he paved the way for many of the young African American men to break down barriers in the technology world. We can help even more young African American men reach their full potential and create more in technology by giving them opportunity to go to school and be hired directly from school like Jesse was.

Lisa Gelobter

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 Have you ever sent your friend or family member a funny GIF in a text message? of OfCourse you have! Thanks to Lisa Gelobter we are able to use this feature. She developed the animation used to create GIFs. Lisa was inspired to make changes in the technology world because she wanted to figure out how to continue to use technology for good and really be transformative and because of that, she has inspired many other young people to pursue technology careers and paved the way for a more inclusive and equitable future in the industry. Lisa is now the Chief Executive Officer of tEQuitable. A start-up company she founded in 2016 to serve as an independent and classified platform.  Over the years, women have found it hard to reach heights that Lisa has gone in her career especially as a woman, a half Jewish and half African American woman at that but if people like Lisa work hard to get to where they are, they can inspire other young wom...