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Los Angeles, Calif. — Feb. 24, 2018 โย Bright young girls from Black Girls Code came together with Disney, Nissan, HP and The JetBlue Foundation, to livestream a coding challenge inspired by Disneyโs A Wrinkle in Time, coming to theaters March 9th. Fifty girls from all over the country assembled in Los Angeles on February 24thย to become the Warriors Who Code. They ideated, brainstormed and developed coding solutions to common problems involving time, mobility and other concepts inspired by the film.ย
The girls were treated to a panel discussion prior to the challenge featuring Kimberly Bryant, Founder of Black Girls Code; Abby Harrison, Aspiring Astronaut; Aude Laurent, Nissan AI Researcher; Susan OโDay, Disney Enterprise & Tech CIO; Taylor Richardson, Aspiring Astronaut and Philanthropist, as well as a few surprise guests. The challenge was livestreamed on Facebook across Disney, Nissan and HP social channels.
The livestream was moderated by Jamie Broadnax from BlackGirlNerds.
About Disneyโs โA Wrinkle in Timeโ:
Disneyโs โA Wrinkle in Timeโ is an epic adventure based on Madeleine LโEngleโs timeless classic which takes audiences across dimensions of time and space, examining the nature of darkness versus light and, ultimately, the triumph of love. Through one girlโs transformative journey led by three celestial guides, we discover that strength comes from embracing oneโs individuality and that the best way to triumph over fear is to travel by oneโs own light.
About Black Girls Code:
Sinceย 2011,ย Blackย Girlsย CODEย hasย beenย committedย to providingย girlsย fromย under-representedย communityโsย access toย technologyย andย theย 21stย centuryย skillsย necessaryย to becomeย theย techย leadersย andย creatorsย ofย tomorrow.ย
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