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Where to Donate to Victims’ Families, Advocacy Groups and More

Israel Budz

Though headlines may be shifting focus of late, the protests against police brutality following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are still ongoing. The call to eradicate the systemic racism plaguing our country is ongoing. The fight for Black lives is ongoing.

There are many different ways to become part of the movement, whether that’s by taking to the streets in protest, having tough conversations at home or with a donation. For the latter, ET has compiled this list of places to send your money, whether that is to victims’ families (or groups doing good in their names, as with The Okra Project’s Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund) or to the numerous organizations championing legal aid and legislative efforts.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, but we encourage you to find an outlet below that speaks to you. (And if you have the

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Colorado Primary 2020: Denver Election Results

Israel Budz

DENVER, CO — Thousands of ballots have been returned by drop box and mail in Denver for Tuesday’s state primary. The biggest race in the election is the Democratic matchup for the U.S. Senate seat. Andrew Romanoff is vying against John Hickenlooper June 30, and the winner will take on Republican incumbent Cory Gardner in November.

Hickenlooper is backed by national Democratic Party leaders, and Republicans have launched attack ads against him because Romanoff is viewed as an easier candidate to defeat in November.

But Colorado voters will ultimately decide who will be in the November race. As of Monday, more than one million ballots had been returned by mail and drop box.

Don’t miss the latest state primary elections updates from Denver Patch: Free Newsletters and Email Alerts | Facebook | Twitter

>> Romanoff vs. Hickenlooper: View the latest results for the U.S. Senate Democratic race here.

Results for

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The lack of women in cybersecurity puts us all at greater risk

Israel Budz

Women are highly underrepresented in the field of cybersecurity. In 2017, women’s share in the U.S. cybersecurity field was 14%, compared to 48% in the general workforce.

The problem is more acute outside the U.S. In 2018, women accounted for 10% of the cybersecurity workforce in the Asia-Pacific region, 9% in Africa, 8% in Latin America, 7% in Europe and 5% in the Middle East.

Women are even less well represented in the upper echelons of security leadership. Only 1% of female internet security workers are in senior management positions.

I study online crime and security issues facing consumers, organizations and nations. In my research, I have found that internet security requires strategies beyond technical solutions. Women’s representation is important because women tend to offer viewpoints and perspectives that are different from men’s, and these underrepresented perspectives are critical in addressing cyber risks.

Perception, awareness, and

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This young, Black, female scientist from NC leads efforts to find a COVID-19 vaccine

Israel Budz

As a teenager growing up in Hillsborough, Kizzmekia Corbett had never seen a Black scientist before. Then she walked into a lab at UNC-Chapel Hill one summer, met Albert Russell, a PhD student, and for the first time believed she could be one.

Now, at 34, Corbett is the scientific lead for the government’s search for a coronavirus vaccine at the National Institutes of Health.

“It made all the difference, I’m probably here because of that,” Corbett said. “Just knowing that it was possible.”

She’s become that example that she never saw and is now an assurance to other inquisitive, smart girls with an interest in science that anything is possible.

Corbett is a young, Black woman in a sea of older, white men in suits and lab coats. She’s making appearances on national TV as a scientific expert, briefing President Donald Trump about potential COVID-19 vaccines and working on

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