The Campaign

The 501c3 Nonprofit, Diversity Cyber Council, and Community Partners present a digital media and social campaign that leverages the influence of black music, art, and entertainment to establish pathways to technology careers and tech entrepreneurship for the current and next generation.

The Team

We are a team of creatives, tech professionals, leaders, and visionaries that aim to disrupt the status quo of the tech workforce by establishing a space where black identities and tech-enabled opportunities drive the economic progress of our communities.

The Struggle

Despite the demand for talent, black professionals make up less than 10% of the tech workforce. For the black professionals that have a tech career, many suffer from mental health and anxiety due to code-switching, microaggressions, and having to work twice as hard to be offered half of the opportunities their peers receive. Additionally it is estimated that 80% of black tech entrepreneurs are solopreneurs that do not have equitable access to revenue generating activities and non-debt accruing funding opportunities.

The Solution

We will tell our stories about our collective experiences, the good and the bad as a way to celebrate our worthiness and bridge the gap of inequity. We will showcase the black excellence of the past while highlighting the potential and value of today’s black creators, professionals and entrepreneurs. We will establish systematic solutions through community, advocacy, training, and access to opportunities that fortifies individual personal and professional growth so we may rise as a collective.

What We Want

Champions and advocates (of all races, cultures, genders, and orientations) that contribute financially and/or by offering resources, time, and support that empowers us to meet our mission with sustainability, impact, and quality.

What Will Not Be Accepted

Compromising the mission, Misrepresentation of the mission, Any person not of the culture and understanding of the culture leading the mission

Campaign Fund Allocation - Special Projects

The Atlanta Technology Workforce Ecosystem

We address our community's needs with meaningful action and unprecedented value for corporate partners, employers, advocates and brand ambassadors.

Project Spotlight

Developed by a Global Diverse Team, Spotlight is a technology that amasses Atlanta Social Impact Organizations to network, share opportunities, and collaborate to create a greater impact in the community and fortify the technology career journey of local professionals.

Tech is the New Trap Music & Technology Festival

The 3-Day Tech is the New Trap Music & Technology Festival will serve as the annual event that bridges the community and the tech workforce through a series of musical performances, tech panels, celebrity guests, and more.

TRAP University

The TRAP University is a community center and opportunity hub for creatives and technologist of color to work on projects and attend technology training programs offered by The TRAP University Consortium, a group of minority led tech training provider organizations.

Affordable Connectivity Program & Georgia WorkSource Program Intake

Tech is the New Trap Fundraising Campaign

Creating Equity in the Technology Industry Through Community, Advocacy, and Professional Development

Team Members