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NEW CENTER PREPARES SOUTH LA TEENS FOR TECH-RELIANT CAREERS -Spectrum News
LOS ANGELES — As Cassie Betts heads into work, the Inglewood native knows exactly how she wants to help the youth in her traditionally underserved community. “We want to own our own narratives. We want to promote our own narratives, distribute our own narratives and profit from our own narratives,” she said.
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THE WOMAN TURNING SOUTH LA INTO STARTUP LAND
Cassie Betts started her career as a fashion designer. When she saw firsthand how outdated the technologies used for designing and manufacturing clothing were, she decided to take action.
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Betts Goes Tech When It Comes To The Black Community
The founder of the tech company District2.Co and the founder and CEO of MISLA (Made in South LA) doesn’t run away from the moniker. In fact, it’s part of her self-description that she admittedly wears like a badge of honor.
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Top Los Angeles Marketing Consultancy Hawke Media Partners With South LA Organization MARTY To Launch First-Ever Digital Marketing Academy
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawke Media, one of the fastest-growing digital marketing consultancies in the nation, has teamed up with South Los Angeles organization Made In South LA (MISLA) and MARTY, "Making a Reality That's Yours," to form FlyForward Academy, the first digital marketing academy in the city of LA.
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Microsoft Donates $300,000 to South Central’s MISLA- Made In South LA
In December of 2020, MISLA (Made In South LA) was named among the recipients to benefit from a $15 million investment over three years for Black and African American-led nonprofits that are working to increase skill development and economic opportunities.
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BLACK WOMAN TECH FOUNDER SURVIVED HOMELESSNESS AND STARTED A MOVEMENT TO INCREASE GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN SOUTH L.A.
From VSEDC client to Head of Technology, Cassie Betts is creating a tech-based revolution in South L.A. (Photo E. Mesiyah McGinnis / L.A. Sentinel)
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