{"id":13819,"date":"2021-02-01T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prose.com\/?p=13819"},"modified":"2022-02-07T12:16:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T17:16:53","slug":"black-girls-code-prose-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prose.com\/blog\/black-girls-code-prose-donation","title":{"rendered":"Prose x Black Girls CODE: Supporting Girls in STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<h2>Why Black Girls CODE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By introducing girls to programming and technology when they\u2019re young, Black Girls CODE sets them up to become the STEM leaders of tomorrow. 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