Nina Smith wants to show how tech innovation can carry out social change in the Black community.

That’s why Smith, along with her nonprofit IMPACT and Bernard Holloway, is launching the Thriving Cities Innovation Showcase + Hackathon.

“We’ve seen a movement in the Black community emerging, with a renewed push to support Black-owned companies and invest in Black banks,” Smith said, who referenced the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile as a catalyst. “We thought it apt to use this time to connect that same energy to the tech/innovation sectors to help put solutions we talk about during panels into action.”

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