All Photos Courtesy of: Juneteenth Tech™
By Jeffery Kazembe Batts
On Saturday, June 24th, hundreds of mostly young and middle-aged Black people gathered at the Stevan Dweck Cultural Center inside the Brooklyn Central Library for the second “Juneteenth TechNYC.”
This year, led by the creator Etophia “Biz Girl” Lane, the “Level Day 2025” conference had the theme “Future Forward.” During panel discussions, attendees were empowered with information from institution builders such as Cordeiro Brown, Yvonne Elosiebo-Oguntolo, TeLisa Daughtry, and J. Alexander Martin, among others.
Moderator: J. Alexander Martin, P.h.D (FUBU), TeLisa Daughtry (Women.nyc), Cordelro Brown (Techstars), Yvonne Elosiebo-Oguntola, Esq. (Pierson Ferdinand/Diversiply)
After the panel discussions and a complimentary lunch, breakout rooms were available. These smaller sessions allowed people to network and focus on business creation, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies. At the end of the five-hour conference that celebrated New York Black Tech makers, many participants expressed a new determination to use technology to better themselves, the Black community, and the world.