WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Apple Announces Developer Academy in Detroit (Episode 161)
Apple has just announced that it is opening its first U.S. Developer Academy in downtown Detroit.
According to a press release posted on the Apple website, the Detroit Academy is part of a hundred-million-dollar racial equality and justice initiative to help dismantle systematic barriers to opportunity and to combat injustices faced by communities of color.
The Detroit-based Apple Developer Academy is aimed at the black entrepreneur and developer community in the Detroit region, and is designed to empower young black entrepreneurs, creators and coders, helping them to cultivate the skills necessary for jobs in the rapidly-growing iOS app economy.
Launched in collaboration with Michigan State University, Apple Developer Academy courses will be open to all learners across Detroit, regardless of their academic background or whether they have any previous coding experience.