Black Code, Bright Futures: How Black People Can Pivot into AI, Build Wealth, and Reclaim Technology

Black Code, Bright Futures — a practical manifesto and playbook by Dareios Little that converts critique of algorithmic harm into durable, community-governed capacity. Combining field-tested program blueprints, employer playbooks, governance templates, and youth engagement roadmaps, this book equips educators, organizers, HBCUs, policymakers, and career changers with plug-and-play curricula, audit rubrics, stipend and funding models, apprenticeship designs, and media assets designed to scale Black participation, leadership, ownership, and wealth in the AI economy. Key features: - Modular toolkits (educator syllabi, employer activation kits, governance templates, youth lab starter pack). - Outcome-driven pathways (Youth Launch; 12-week Accelerated Pivot; employer-aligned apprenticeships) with measurable KPIs. - Practical governance (model card outlines, bias audit rubrics, procurement clauses, escalation protocols). - Stories + failure lessons that show how programs were built, reworked, and scaled. - Appendix of deployable assets for immediate activation: pitch decks, stipend budgets, conversion bonuses, and media templates. Who this sells to: - HBCU and community college program directors, nonprofit funders, city workforce offices, corporate DEI and talent leaders, bootcamp operators, and professionals pivoting into AI ethics/governance. Why it stands out: - Designed as an "audit-ready shield" for organizations wanting measurable outcomes, not symbolic programs; emphasizes repeatable infrastructure, procurement leverage, and pathways into governance and ownership