Garnet Heraman & William Crowder are venture capital investors, advisors, founders and diversity advocates.
In Today’s Courage or Cringe: Trump vs Tech, Sha’Carri Richardson Olympic-sized headache, and UNC’s Tenure Troubles
Is the former president’s class action suit against the titans of the tech industry a fool’s errand manufactured to fundraise and promote a 2024 presidential run, OR is it a forcing mechanism to a critical constitutional conversation the country needs to have about the impact social media is having on freedom of expression?
Was omitting the best American athlete from the track team for the Tokyo Olympics for a marijuana offense a principled stance to maintain the integrity of an international competition, OR was it an overly rigid interpretation of archaic athletic performance rules?
And finally, was the high-profile rejection of academic tenure by a nationally-renown journalist a moral indictment of a racist trustee board, or was it the final act in a multi-stage misunderstanding that was overblown by ideologically sympathetic rabble rousers and the media?
Trump sues big tech.
https://www.axios.com/trump-lawsuit-facebook-twitter-82323cf3-b8ce-48ed-8cab-cafe31f0bae7.html (https://www.axios.com/trump-lawsuit-facebook-twitter-82323cf3-b8ce-48ed-8cab-cafe31f0bae7.html)
Sha’Carri Richardson, Not Chosen for U.S. Relay, Will Miss Tokyo Olympics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/sports/olympics/shacarri-richardson-olympics-team.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/sports/olympics/shacarri-richardson-olympics-team.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage)
High Profile UNC Professor refuses Tenure based on race motivated reasons.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikole-hannah-jones-unc-tenure-professorship-howard-university/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikole-hannah-jones-unc-tenure-professorship-howard-university/)
About Aperture Venture Capital
http://www.aperturevc.com/ (www.aperturevc.com)
Aperture Venture Capital is a first-of-its-kind investing platform that backs diverse founders building the next generation of game-changing tech companies. Aperture VC's investors include leading corporations seriously committed to building an inclusive economy through partnership and collaboration. Led by seasoned technology investors William Crowder and Garnet Heraman, Aperture VC acts as the Diversity Investing API™ for Fortune 1000 companies that rapidly transforms their DEI commitments into tangible investment action. Press Inquiries: Anita Csordas, press@aperturevc.com
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