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Sylvester Mobley is the founder and CEO of Coded by Kids, an educational non-profit which prepares underrepresented youth in Philadelphia to succeed as tech and innovation leaders. As technology becomes more and more ingrained in every aspect of our society and economy, he believes a fundamental understanding of coding and the role that software plays throughout our lives is essential for each and every young person to know. In this episode, Mobely discusses inequity in technology from a systemic viewpoint, explains how Coded by Kids is working to address the issue through education, and speaks on what more we can do as a community in Philadelphia to help nurture young talent.