Black Internet Effect, Shavone Charles
Black Internet Effect, Shavone Charles
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Black Internet Effect

Author: Shavone Charles

Narrator: Shavone Charles

Unabridged: 1 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2022


Synopsis

"This frank, spirited guide spotlights a thoughtful leader who embraces social responsibility." — Kirkus

With witty humor and a strong sense of self, musician, model, and technology executive Shavone Charles recounts her journey through Google, Twitter, and more – and outlines her mission to make space for herself and other young women of color both online and IRL.

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. This is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists.

    "The right balance of curiosity and good old nerve has always pushed me toward good directions in my life. During the darkest, most discouraging times, I can lean on those two parts of me." In this installment of the Pocket Change Collective, musician and technology phenom Shavone Charles explores how curiosity and nerve led her from a small college in Merced, California, to some of the most influential spaces in the tech world: from Google to Twitter to eventually landing a spot on the coveted Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Grateful for being the first in many spaces, but passionate about being neither the last nor the only, Charles tells her story in the hopes of guiding others and shaping a future where people, particularly women of color, feel empowered to make space for themselves and challenge society’s status quos.

About The Author

Shavone Charles (she/her), known mononymously as SHAVONE, is a musician, entrepreneur, activist, and technology executive. Having worked at some of the biggest names in the tech world—Instagram, Twitter, and Google to name a few—Charles uses her work and her platforms (Magic in Her Melanin and Future Of Creatives) to amplify the stories of women of color to make space in a world that so often tries to silence them. Find her on Instagram @shavonec.Ashley Lukashevsky (she/they) is an illustrator and visual artist born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, currently based in Los Angeles. Ashley uses illustration and art as tools to strengthen social movements against systemic racism, sexism, and anti-immigrant policy. She aims to tear down these systems of oppression through first envisioning and drawing a world without them. Her clients include Refinery29, Broadly, The Washington Post, Planned Parenthood, Girls Who Code, GOOD magazine, Brooklyn magazine, ACLU, Red Bull, Snapchat, Air Jordan, and Logo TV. Ashley is also the illustrator of the best-selling Antiracist Baby, by Ibram X. Kendi.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenna on April 30, 2022

This is a quick, easy read with heavy content that feels light. The author, a young Black woman in tech discusses her path, lessons learned, triumphs, and what would make the work better for other people holding minoritized identities. Here's are quotes for anyone who doesn't have a healthy relation......more

Goodreads review by Domo on January 11, 2023

This book was a short read that is honestly really good for younger teens to give them ideas and have confidence to reach their goals that people may tell them is impossible. It takes about who is and who isn't empowered on the internet and how embracing yourself and being who you are can get you fa......more

Goodreads review by Raven (the.readingraven) on February 24, 2023

I really enjoyed this mini-memoir from Shavon Charles! Honestly, I wish I could have read this while I was in high school or college. Shavon shares moments of her life from high school into adulthood as a Black woman breaking into the tech world. She shares a lot of her experiences of being one of a......more

Goodreads review by JaysBookiverse on November 14, 2022

I really enjoyed this short but impactful story of Shavone Charles going through her life as a black female doing what seemed impossible to others. I think that I thought about my own story in a very similar way, as I am a black person in a space that has become a very white centric career, but i am......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on February 07, 2023

I love these Pocket Change books because they're laser focused on telling a story about a thing from a person with that exact experience. Learning about Charles' rise in the tech field of social media giants and carving her own path was inspirational and full of powerful leadership. Thoroughly enjoy......more


Quotes

“Shavone’s personal story about breaking into tech is equal parts accessible and inspiring. We need more relatable role models for young people from diverse backgrounds in the technology space. Shavone shows our future generations not just how to get a foot in the door, but how to thrive when there. I highly recommend this for any young person with big dreams of innovating in tech!”
—Kimberly Bryant, founder and CEO of Black Girls CODE

Black Internet Effect is the book we all need now. With refreshing empathy, curiosity, and grace, Shavone Charles encourages everyone—but especially women of color—to settle for nothing less than we all deserve. Shavone’s authenticity and humor make for an inspiring read, and I encourage readers to learn and laugh as they experience this Pocket Change Collective book.” 
—Melonie D. Parker, Chief Diversity Officer, Google

"This frank, spirited guide spotlights a thoughtful leader who embraces social responsibility." — Kirkus

This latest entry in the Pocket Change Collective series comes from a young African American
woman who was the youngest and first-ever Black woman hired onto Instagram's marketing and
communications team. She then moved to TikTok for a newly created role as the company’s first-
ever head of Diversity & Inclusion Communications. As a teen, Charles never seriously
considered a career in tech. She liked technology and was into gaming and coding but was also
aware of the dismal statistics concerning the few women in Silicon Valley, let alone the tiny
percentage of people of color. Still, she applied for a Google BOLD internship, was accepted,
and excelled. As her career took off, Charles quickly realized she was most effective when she
represented herself—her Blackest, most authentic self—and she urges readers to do the same.
She stresses that young users should become active participants in building safe and inclusive
platforms where individual voices, especially voices from marginalized communities, can be
heard and recognized. Teens will appreciate the straight talk and unique insights.
— Kathleen McBroom, Booklist Reviews