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Los Angeles, Calif. — Feb. 24, 2018 βΒ Bright young girls from Black Girls Code came together with Disney, Nissan, HP and The JetBlue Foundation, to livestream a coding challenge inspired by Disneyβs A Wrinkle in Time, coming to theaters March 9th. Fifty girls from all over the country assembled in Los Angeles on February 24thΒ 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.Β
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 OβDay, 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 Disneyβs βA Wrinkle in Timeβ:
Disneyβs βA Wrinkle in Timeβ is an epic adventure based on Madeleine LβEngleβs 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 girlβs transformative journey led by three celestial guides, we discover that strength comes from embracing oneβs individuality and that the best way to triumph over fear is to travel by oneβs own light.
About Black Girls Code:
SinceΒ 2011,Β BlackΒ GirlsΒ CODEΒ hasΒ beenΒ committedΒ to providingΒ girlsΒ fromΒ under-representedΒ communityβsΒ access toΒ technologyΒ andΒ theΒ 21stΒ centuryΒ skillsΒ necessaryΒ to becomeΒ theΒ techΒ leadersΒ andΒ creatorsΒ ofΒ tomorrow.Β
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