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 brings together techies and non-techies to work on projects that will change their communities. Last year, participants created an example of an app that could connect people who are homeless with open shelter beds. 


This year, the winning project took on voting access. Co-hosts Tom Weber and Doualy Xaykaothao spoke with Sharon Kennedy Vickers, one of the organizers of Code Switch Minnesota and a co-founder of Blacks in Technology.

 To hear the full discussion use the audio player above. 

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Participants in a "hackathon" called Code Switch Minnesota used computer code to fight inequality.

Participants in a "hackathon" called Code Switch Minnesota used computer code to fight inequality. Sharon Kennedy Vickers, one of the organizers of Code Switch Minnesota and a co-founder of Blacks in Technology joined the program.

Coding for change

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