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Hello Black World

This resource explores and develops data and computer science competencies centered around the presence of African contributions.

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Beginner
Provided By
Howard University
Topics
Ethics Talent

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The HELLO BLACK WORLD curriculum has been designed for Africana Studies majors, minors, and friends in the humanities and social sciences who want to explore and develop data and computer science competencies centered around the presence of African contributions and imagination. The Intro to the Black Digital World course introduces students to the African Origins of Mathematics and Computer Science, basic Python, data science, and visualization of diverse data types within the Black world (e.g. text, numbers, images).

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