What we’re about
Hello, Blacks IT & Cybersecurity Professionals! Thank you Tiffany and company for all you've done to advance the community.
Today, a new Welcome! Blacks United in Leading Technology - North Texas is the official, chartered chapter for North Texas of the dynamic, growing, vibrant Blacks United in Leading Technology International non-profit corporation.
Our Chapters are operated under the BUILT Forward brand, and there is no charge to attend. Our dues-paying members, in BUILT International, receive extra benefits - mentors, training scholarships, free job postings, speaking & leadership opportunities, and more.
We educate people and seek to increase the representation of our members in technology. It’s proven, enterprises that embrace diversity yield the most innovative solutions. We’re talking about the whole gamut from developers, scientists, digital media specialists, engineers, web masters, technicians, QA folks, social media strategists, cyber-security analysts, online marketing experts, UI/UX artists, recruiters, bloggers, operations staff, project managers – and many, many more technology professionals, students and educators.
We operate in a united fashion with the hundreds of other nonprofits, corporate resource groups, and diversity professionals with whom we share a common mission. Our BUILT Alliance.
We include all races and ethnicities. Non-technologist supporters are welcome in our community. The doors are wide open for those folks who are simply just passionate about all things technical.
Our events are held in-person and virtually, with a winning mix of top tech presentations, entrepreneurial series, more tech presentations, networking events, social justice messaging, collaborations with other aligned groups, career advancement seminars, more tech presentations, and Member’s Only, Reserved and Private Events.
Join us. Share our knowledge. Provide your viewpoints. Let’s explore together how technology is changing the world. Let’s effect Tech Equity, and help ensure technology is inclusive for all.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Open Conversations - MayLink visible for attendees
Welcome and get to know your Blacks United in Leading Technology International organization, members, and team!
Register on Zoom to attend.
https://bit.ly/BUiLTOpenConversationsWe have chapters internationally, and this monthly event reoccurs on the 2nd Monday of the month to let you know about BUiLT, what we offer, and how BUiLT meets your needs.
Let's also have open conversations about today's events and what's important to you.
Let's meet each other and get involved to grow in our careers through BUiLT. Get tips on how you can get into tech. And if you are well down the road and are launching your business, learn how to attract co-founders, and investors and how to propel your enterprise for success.
We believe in Tech Equity - equality in working in tech, and equality in owning tech.
Join us for our monthly update.
Register on Zoom to attend.
https://bit.ly/BUiLTOpenConversations - Get in tech with ScrumLink visible for attendees
Join this 1-hour technical primer on What is a Scrum Master.
A Scrum Master is a professional who leads a team to manage the flow of information between team members. A Scrum Master helps streamline project processes to achieve goals faster.
People who have strong interpersonal skills like empathy and active listening are core skills to building positive relationships with others. A Scrum Master must effectively facilitate meetings (such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives) to ensure they are productive and stay on track. A scrum master is supposed to be an experienced negotiator and facilitator to handle disagreements and find a satisfactory solution for everyone involved.
Salaries as Scrum Master often range from $106,000 - $120,000. There's a huge demand for Scrum Masters who can help departments increase the efficiency of teams, and help organizations respond to rapidly changing market conditions.
The course is open to the public.
https://bit.ly/BUiLT_Trained - Black Tech 3rd Thursday - RichardsonPure Social, Richardson, TX
Black Tech 3rd Thursday - Richardson
Blacks in tech and their allies need (just like all other professionals) to network with others to further their careers, find new job opportunities, find co-founders, and find customers for their new emerging companies.
Sometimes, you may just need a listening ear.
For 2025, we are moving the events around North Texas to again find, "the most welcoming Black tech professional." We'll bring the 'dots' and be ready to meet the most people to win.
As the largest Black tech group in North Texas, BUiLT North Texas wants Black technologists and their allies to have a safe place to share and learn with like-minded individuals.
GET NOTICED: We are looking for sponsors for these events, individually for entire events, or just the food and beverage costs for those that show-up on time for the 1st hour.
Let's meet up. THIS IS NOT AN ONLINE EVENT!
Other registration list of attendees - Black Tech 3rd Thursday, Thu, May 15, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
- Get Certified in Cybersecurity - 4 Week Cohort (wk. 1)Link visible for attendees
Obtain your (ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity certification. - $50
This is a Members Only course - Join BUiLT HERE.
Sign up for the course HERE.
Attend the 4 weeks of online self-paced training and study group review sessions to obtain the ISC2 certified in cybersecurity certification. The course provides a self-paced study guide, certification test voucher, and a weekly study group review of the subject matter published in the (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity exam outline, which shares the security concepts on which certification candidates will be evaluated, including:
- Security Principles, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery (DR)
- Incident Response and Access Controls
- Network Security
- Security Operations
Those who earn the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity demonstrate to employers that they have the foundational knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for an entry-level cybersecurity role.
Cohort Sessions Are:
June 6, 6:00 - 7:00 pm CST on Security Principles, BC, DR
June 13, 6:00 - 7:00 pm CST on Incident Response and Access Controls
June 20, 6:00 - 7:00 pm CST on Network Operations
June 27, 6:00 - 7:00 pm CST on Security Operations
