Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us

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Learn how to secure a place at the professional table for Black, Latinx, and other marginalized groups In Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us, celebrated Founder and CEO of The Plug, Sherrell Dorsey, delivers a personal and eye-opening exploration of how to ensure that marginalized communities aren't left behind as technology continues its inexorable march forward. In the book, readers will learn to think about how we can strategically shape the coming decade to include Black and Brown communities. Upper Hand offers guidelines, insights, and frameworks for navigating the new world of work that is dominated by Silicon Valley-rooted technologies, inaccessible networks, and constant automation that continues to slash jobs in the Black and Latinx population. You'll find ways to: Help families and community leaders design clear pathways to understanding alternatives to obsolescenceThrive in an ever-changing, tech-driven economy that is beginning to leave people of color behindEmbrace new strategies that guarantee a place for Black and brown people in the new economy The startling and insightful discussion in Upper Hand will earn it a place in the libraries of families, teachers, community advocates, workforce development leaders, professionals of color, as well as anyone interested in learning how to distribute the benefits of the new tech economy to those historically left out. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 Soul of a City Living Legacy Redlined to Regulation Who Gets to Participate in the Future? A Forgotten Workforce Chapter 2 Rainier Beach to Redmond: Internship Required 14 Going on CEO Monica on Seward Park Where Does Genius Come From? Marking Your Own Internship Pathway Action Items Chapter 3 Playing the Game Around Us The True Cost of College Death to the Debt A New Kind of Education Future Credentialing While Black or Brown Workforce Development Action Items Chapter 4 Don’t Let the Robots Scare You Automation and the Impact on Communities of Color Removing Coded Bias by Becoming Builders Working with the Robots A Remote Future Where to Get Skilled Up Chapter 5 Money Talks Starting at Home The State of Affairs Kicking Things into Gear Technology Access Game Plan Accessible Wealth Building Action Items Chapter 6 Brand or Bust? The Pattern Matching Challenge The Story You’re Looking to Tell Social Capital or Bust? Action Items Chapter 7 Owning the Moment A New Class of Entrepreneurs Powering the Ecosystem for Inclusion Access to Capital Areas of Opportunity Side Hustle Is King Getting in the Game Becoming an Entrepreneur Action Items Chapter 8 Learning the Language of Innovation Undividing the World What’s in a Story? Developing Your Own Content Stack Biographies, Profiles, and More Networking to Learn Black and LatinX Tech-Focused Conferences Action Items: Building Your Content Stack Chapter 9 Narrowing the Digital Divide Is Mobile Enough? What Matters Most in Closing the Divide? Accessibility What’s Being Done to Bridge the Divide? Improvements to Access to Digital Literacy Skills Protecting Consumer Privacy Action Items Chapter 10 The Jobs Driving the Future of Work Recruiting Is Changing A Remote Future Finding a Place in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Need-to-Know Technology Definitions That Will Define the Future The Top Tech Jobs Driving the Future Action Items About the Author Bibliography Index EULA