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Kenneth Granderson


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I am a digital visionary and tech pioneer who has been creating technologies to bring communities of color into the Information Age since 1995.

My work includes

  • Putting Boston's Black communities online in 1996
  • Conceiving and creating BlackFacts.com, the world's first online Black History encyclopedia, which today is an AI-powered multimedia content aggregation, organization and syndication engine
  • Putting Boston's Empowerment Zone online in 1999
  • Putting Boston's Black newspaper online in 2001
  • Putting the Government of the Caribbean nation of Saint online in 2014
  • Creating a new technology industry niche 'Diversity Technology Solutions' - web widgets that run on any web site to inform visitors or employees of the contributions of diverse people throughout history and the present day.
https://kengranderson.com
https://blackfacts.com
https://blackfacts.com/widgets/videos 
https://links.blackfacts.com/video-intro

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Bachelor of Sciences in Electrical Engineering, 1985
1980 To 1985

Honors and Awards

African Scientific Institute Fellow
African Scientific Institute (ASI)
2020

Black & White Boston Coming Together Business Profile Award
Black & White Boston
1996

Honorary Doctor of Human Letters
Salem State College
1999

Microsoft Most Valued Professional
MVP
1997

MIT Community Fellow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
1997

University of Massachusetts Boston Minority Business Entrepreneur of the Year
University of Massachusetts
1998