# Bridging the Racial Gap in Tech Entrepreneurship

**Date**: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
**Location**: NYU Stern

On Tuesday, June 20, NYU Stern's [Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship](https://nyusternberkleycenter.com/) will host a panel discussion on racial equity in tech entrepreneurship. Framing the discussion will be a retrospective look at the groundbreaking documentary, *The New Promised Land: Silicon Valley*, a film produced more than 10 years ago by NYU journalism professor and award-winning filmmaker Jason Samuels and renowned journalist Soledad O'Brien.

Opening remarks will be delivered by [Cynthia Franklin](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/cynthia-franklin), director, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship, and Professor Samuels, and the panel discussion will be moderated by Soledad O'Brien.

For more information, please visit the event [website](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-racial-gap-in-tech-entrepreneurship-tickets-652951675037?aff=oddtdtcreator#externalnewsletter1).

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