Press & Coverage
Luma Lab and In3 in the news.
A small archive of contemporaneous coverage from the DC government, Cisco's Lighthouse City designation, Tech.co, and the founding team. Each entry links out to the original source — open in a new tab and verify directly.
- GovernmentOffice of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED)·April 20, 2017
DC's First Inclusive Innovation Incubator Officially Opens
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, and In3 founder Aaron Saunders cut the ribbon on a new 8,000-square-foot inclusive innovation incubator at 2301 Georgia Avenue NW — 60 workstations, 11 private offices, and 5 classrooms designed by Wingate Hughes Architects, funded by a $1 million grant from the Mayor's office.
Read at Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development - PressTech.co·February 2016
Luma Lab Incubator at Howard University
Coverage of the District's selection of Luma Lab — operated by Clearly Innovative — to run DC's first venture capital hub for startups, located at Howard University's Wonder Plaza retail center. Programming targeted at exposing kids in underserved areas to tech and entrepreneurship.
Read at Tech.co - PressCities Today·November 3, 2016
DC Named First US Lighthouse City
Cisco names Washington, DC its first US Lighthouse Project — partnering with Luma Lab as the Technology & Innovation Hub for Cisco DevNet and Networking Academy programming. Quotes Archana Vemulapalli, then Chief Technology Officer of Washington DC.
Read at Cities Today - PartnerClearly Innovative·2016
Illuminating DC — Luma Lab 2016 Program Expansion
Announcement of Luma Lab's 2016 expansion into Kraemer Middle School, KIPP Will Academy, and Washington School for Girls — plus new partnerships with the Boys and Girls Club, College Success Foundation, and AnBryce Foundation. Saturday workshops at Georgetown Day School with TDF Foundation support.
Read at Clearly Innovative - FounderAaron K. Saunders (Medium)·January 11, 2017
In3DC: Where Inclusion Creates Opportunity for Innovation
Founding essay by Aaron Saunders introducing the In3 Inclusive Innovation Incubator, framing the founding premise — "inclusion creates opportunity for innovation" — and explaining the partnership model with community organizations, local businesses, and the Mayor's office.
Read at Aaron K. Saunders - FounderAdobe Express·—
Luma Lab — Programs and Mission Overview
Original Luma Lab program overview: how the work began with Aaron Saunders substitute teaching at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, the early mentoring commitment, and the popular summer program that followed.
Read at Adobe Express - PressExit Event / BWS Homecoming·April 6, 2016
Meet the Next Generation of Black Genius
Talib Graves-Manns profiles the Black entrepreneurs and technology workers featured at SXSW 2016 Interactive, listing Aaron Saunders and Luma Lab among the founders providing co-working space, education, and tech support to the DC and Howard University-area entrepreneurial community.
Read at Exit Event / BWS Homecoming - PressMolecular Jig Games·July 8, 2015
Meeting Young Tech Students
Game developer Melanie recounts visiting a Luma Lab class of 10–12-year-olds learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — praising Luma Lab for thoughtful instruction and Clearly Innovative for the work with underrepresented groups. The earliest published account of Luma Lab's youth programming we've been able to surface.
Read at Molecular Jig Games
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