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What it's like to be black in Silicon Valley

Eugene KimJul 22, 2016, 23:01 IST

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Silicon Valley's tech industry could be a lonely place for black people.

Most tech companies' workforce heavily skew towards white male workers, with blacks making up less than 5% of the total.

We went through Quora and other interviews to find out what people say about being black in Silicon Valley's tech scene.

Here's what people say about it: