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BDPA-Black Data Processing Associates

by Owens Pharis — last modified 2009-02-20 12:14

BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) was founded in 1975 by Earl A. Pace, Jr. and the late David Wimberly after the two met in Philadelphia to discuss their concerns about minorities in the data processing field. There was a lack of minorities in middle and upper management, low recruitment and poor preparation of minorities for these positions, and an overall lack of career mobility.

The link address is: http://www.bdpa.org/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=43