Published On: Wed, Nov 2nd, 2011

Soledad O’Brien Chronicles Black Tech Entrepreneurs for Fourth Black in America

While much of the country struggles to emerge from a recession, California’s Silicon Valley is booming, and technology companies like Facebook, Skype, and Apple are seeing their valuations soar. CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien reports that the ownership of this digital bloom is mostly young, white, and male. For her fourth Black in America documentary, O’Brien asks why, according to industry analyst CB Insights, less than one percent of all venture capital money went to digital startups with African-American founders in 2010 – and she profiles a unique, technology-focused “accelerator” developed to help African-American digital entrepreneurs secure funding to establish their businesses.

Black in America: The New Promised Land – Silicon Valley will debut on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 8:00p.m. ET & PT and replay on Nov. 13 at 11:00p.m. ET & PT. It will also replay on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8:00p.m. and 11:00p.m. ET & PT on CNN/U.S.

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Pictured: CNN Anchorwoman Soledad O’Brien attends The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation’s 2nd annual Girls Who Rule The World Mentoring Weekend - Day 1 at Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort on October 28, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation)

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