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Policy, education, economic development, youth empowerment technology, Buddhism

Oakland, California
Joined July 2012
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Thank you @AaronMMaybin for a tremendous tour and discussion. It is great to see how much you all continue to pour into your community. I look forward to visiting again soon
Today @Erricka introduced me to @BNicholson83 the CEO of @HiddenGeniusPro he trains & mentors, black male youth in technology creation, entrepreneurship, & leader ship skills to transform their lives & communities. It was an honor to show him what we’ve been building at our Rec.
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Jeremiah is a Genius in his own right. It was a joy to watch him hold a connection with our Alumni, as they explored all the space had to offer. Thank you @Smartsheet @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris #GeniusRevealed #blackboyjoy
We brought a special guest with us to @COTA! Meet Jeremiah from East Austin who won the #TechSlam grand prize 🏆 of visiting the paddocks w/ @hiddengeniuspro @smartsheet @BNicholson83 @McLarenF1 today. This is what opportunity and access looks like. 👏🏿 #SponsorX #F1
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What a treat! Thanks to @Smartsheet #SponsorX initiative, our Geniuses and Executive Director @BNicholson83 get to explore the paddocks @COTA @McLarenF1 in #Austin. 🙌🏾 @LandoNorris here we come! #TheHiddenGeniusProject
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Town Legend @ThompsonScribe really put us on in his piece in @TheAthletic, highlighting @HiddenGeniusPro's exciting partnership with @Smartsheet & @McLarenF1 This must be how @StephenCurry30 feels #SponsorX #LetsMakeThisMatter #GeniusRevealed
How a racing giant based in suburban London and a tech giant based in Bellevue, Washington came together to plug a non-profit based in Oakland. @McLarenF1 @Smartsheet @HiddenGeniusPro @F1 theathletic.com/3702185/2022…
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We are proud of our last decade of work with our Black boys and young men, and grateful to @Googleorg and the Alphabet family for their ongoing collaboration. Excited to see what the future holds! #geniusrevealed #blacksintech
Over their 10-year journey, #LeaderToWatch @BNicholson83 and @HiddenGeniusPro have served nearly 8,500 young adults. We’re delighted to provide them with a $3M grant to help expand their program to serve more Geniuses → goo.gle/3d1kUOP
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This year's 3rd episode of Pondering Allyship is coming on June 21🎉@coreytponder and his guest @BNicholson83 will tackle the question: how do we humanize perspectives around inclusion and create cultures that support deep belonging. sign up below👇 airmeet.com/e/f3645580-e0ee-…
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TUNE IN NOW 📺 Meet @HiddenGeniusPro, which trains & mentors black male youth. Founding exec director @BNicholson83 & colleagues will join us for episode #162 of a daily, global show in partnership w/ @sree @scroll_in pscp.tv/sree/1mrxmEgVawZxy?t…
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Thanks @dkhos, it was a great time. We appreciate your leadership and willingness to drive the company into an innovative partnership to elevate its work and our young men at the same time
Huge thx to @HiddenGeniusPro & @bnicholson83 for joining @Uber's All Hands today! Proud of our partnership, and for HGP’s role in creating a space for young Black men to thrive and grow + helping us build more representative teams & inclusive products.
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If you've got youngsters sitting at the crib with nothing to do, here's an answer...
Let's honor our formerly enslaved ancestors who broke chains ⛓ today, but know that we still got some shackles and glass ceilings to break in this struggle. ✊🏿 #JUNETEENTH2020 #RevealingGenius #BLM #JuneteenthDay #TheHiddenGeniusProject
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Super proud of Jayden & @iBlinkco, grateful to @MaryKPIX @KPIXtv for the advocacy, and proud Jayden will represent @RepBarbaraLee at the National App Challenge. Bring it home! #GeniusRevealed
WE DID IT! 🙌🏾MAJOR THANKS to @warehamproperty & everyone in the community for supporting Jayden's trip to DC! Get ready @RepBarbaraLee, Jayden is ready to take over #HouseOfCode! S/O to @MaryKPIX @KPIXtv ✊🏾 #CongressionalAppChallenge #PoweredByCommunity #TheHiddenGeniusProject
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SPECIAL THANKS 🙌🏾 to 🏀 #PlayersTech @BloombergLive @ShartiaBrantley for inviting @hiddengeniuspro @BNicholson83 and Hidden Genius Alum💡, James Green to share how we're levraging tech to mentor and train our young Black boys and men. ✊🏾 #RevealingGenius #TheHiddenGeniusProject
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🖥 STREAM @hiddengeniuspro 💡Exec. Dir. @BNicholson83 and Hidden Genius Alum & #FixMyKixx 👟 Founder, James Green on #PlayersTech @BloombergLive w/ @ShartiaBrantley at 12:10pm to hear how they're using tech as a force for good! ✊🏾 bloom.bg/2I60TUV #TheHiddenGeniusProject
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It’s WEEK 3️⃣ & our Geniuses are quickly learning that hard work 💪🏾 beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. Shout out to our young people for channeling their inner #software developer skills👨🏾‍💻. Keep putting in that work brothers! #BlacksInTech #Apps #TheHiddenGeniusProject
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Brandon Nicholson retweeted
The Men of KBLX panel very #Inspiring especially David Clark from KTVU and his loving son Dave, @KTVU @dclarkktvu key points for me: anyone can make a difference based on a higher power, your passion, and strong support system.@SikakaneSr @chill97 @sfdcKokua – at Oakland, CA
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Over the weekend our Hidden Genius Alums flew ✈️ to Baltimore and supported @Kaepernick7’s 6th @yourrightscamp to over 500+ young people. 🙌🏾Thnx for always inviting @HiddenGeniusPro out to support our brothers and sisters. ✊🏾 #ChangeTheGame #KYRC #TheHiddenGeniusProject
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Brandon Nicholson retweeted
Scrolling through my photo albums looking for a specific pic and stumbled across this treasure. What a crew! Right?!?! @fakerapper @tristanwalker @EricaJoy @chudson @TheRealFreada @waynesutton @BNicholson83 @makinde cc: @jguynn @USATODAY – at Oakland, CA
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ON OUR WAY! @hiddengeniuspro is headed to London today. Shout out to @United, the Official Aviation Partner of The Hidden Genius Project for taking us to the UK! #United #RevealingGeniusUK #TheHiddenGeniusProject
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