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Jotaka Eaddy: We Can’t Just Be Users of Tech. We Have to Own It. AfroTech 2025.
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14:53Now Playing🔥 “We can’t just be users of technology — we have to be owners of it.” — Jotaka Eaddy
At AfroTech 2025, Jotaka Eaddy — often called “the Olivia Pope of Silicon Valley” — joins Roland Martin to break down what it really means to move from participation to ownership in tech. She explains why access to capital equals access to power, and why Black innovators must be in the deal flow — not left in the no flow. Her mission: to build platforms, pipelines, and prosperity for the next generation.
Jotaka Eaddy sits down with Roland Martin at AfroTech 2025 to talk ownership, access, and equity in tech.
🔥 “We can’t just be users of technology — we have to be owners of it.”
🔥 “Access to capital is access to power.”
🔥 “Representation isn’t enough. Ownership is everything.”
🔥 “If we’re not in the deal flow, we’re in the no flow.”
🔥 “The next generation of wealth is being written in code and contracts.”
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