1.0https://www.congressionalappchallenge.usExec Directorhttps://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/author/cactransfer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HuA72nkUqd"><a href="https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/congressional-app-challenge-inspires-record-number-of-african-american-students/">Congressional App Challenge inspires record number of African-American students</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/congressional-app-challenge-inspires-record-number-of-african-american-students/embed/#?secret=HuA72nkUqd" width="600" height="338" title="“Congressional App Challenge inspires record number of African-American students” — " data-secret="HuA72nkUqd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Student-7.jpg640427WASHINGTON, DC – The 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is helping to address the race gap in tech by inspiring youth to learn to code and create original apps. As we celebrate Black History Month, we also look to future African-American innovators.  The 2017 CAC reached a new plateau with 11% of its participants self-identifying as […]