https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/12/16/black-students-parents-forge-a-tech-career-path-at-oaklands-brothers-code-event/

OAKLAND — When 11-year-old Ryan Travis got to Merritt College early Saturday morning, it was the Stockton student’s first time on the campus — a previous hoped-for visit was canceled because his class wasn’t able to raise enough money for the field trip.

He was one of roughly 200 black students — mostly boys from the Bay Area — who came to the campus for the seventh annual Brothers Code event. A combination workshop and career fair, it was intended to give them a taste of the technology and skills they will need in the future, regardless of their career path.