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NBCBLK's Ultimate Guide To SXSW

Follow this NBCBLK guide to SXSW to see what discussions, events, and local eats we will be checking out while at SXSW.
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An attendee checks his phone on an escalator in the Austin Convention Center ahead of the South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 10, 2016. The SXSW Interactive Festival features presentations and panels from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of networking events hosted by industry leaders and a lineup of special programs showcasing new websites, video games, and startup ideas. David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images
By Tracy Jarrett and Amber Payne

NBCBLK is spending the next week at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. While we are there, we will be attending events and interactive panels that explore social innovation, startup culture, and technology through a diverse lens.

Take a spin through our NBCBLK guide to SXSW to see what discussions, events, and local eats we will be checking out while at SXSW. This is a living and breathing document, so let us know what we're missing and what you want to see more of.

Join the NBCBLK SXSW experience in person or follow us on twitter, instagram, or facebook using #NBCblkSXSW.

Join the Conversation: Interactive Panels

Friday:

· Diversity in Tech: Building Inclusivity

Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Location: Austin Convention Center Ballroom EFG 531 E 4th St

· Hustler to Entrepreneur: Tech and Disconnected Youth

Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Location: JW Marriott Salon C 110 E 2nd St

· Cracking the Codes: Why Black and Latino Boys Matter

Time: 5pm - 6pm

Location: JW Marriott Room 303-304

Saturday:

· How Shattering the Stereotype Will Save Tech

Time: 9:30am - 10:30am

Location: JW Marriott

· # Movements: When a Hashtag Breaks the News

Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Location: JW Marriott Salon C

· Women Byte Back: Tech and Disempowerment

Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Location JW Marriott Room 303-304 110 E 2nd St

· Why Diversity Can’t Be Built in a Day

Time: 12:300pm - 1:30pm

Location: JW Marriott Salon C

· Tech Diversity: Why We’re Still Talking About It

Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Location: Austin Convention Center

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 11: Casey Gerald, co-founder and CEO of MBAs Across America, gives the opening Keynote address for South by Southwest Interactive before an audience of creators, early adopters and entrepreneurs. Other speakers include Evan Smith, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of the Texas Tribune news service, and will talk about civic engagement in the 21st Century. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 11: Casey Gerald, co-founder and CEO of MBAs Across America, gives the opening Keynote address for South by Southwest Interactive before an audience of creators, early adopters and entrepreneurs. Other speakers include Evan Smith, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of the Texas Tribune news service, and will talk about civic engagement in the 21st Century. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)Erich Schlegel
Sunday:

· Kerry Washington and the New Rules of Social Stardom

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Austin Convention Center Ballroom EFG 531 E 4th St

· Niche to Movement to Mainstream: How Culture Grows

Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Location Hilton Austin Downtown Salon K 500 E 4th St

· How to Diversify in Tech and Our Unconscious Bias

Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Location: JW Marriott Salon 7 110 E 2nd St

· Improving Engagement in Today’s Mobile/Social World

Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: Hilton Austin Downtown Salon G 500 E 4th St

· Multicultural Blogger and Content Creator Meet Up

Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: JW Marriott Room 208 110 E 2nd St

Get to Know MVMT50

MVMT50 is a coalition of Black thought leaders committed to sustained and systematic improvement in employment diversity, cultural representation and leadership development in the innovation, technology and digital sectors.

Friday:

· Welcome Reception

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Carver Lobby + Atrium

· Innovators Awards, hosted by NBCBLK's Amber Payne

Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Carver Lobby Auditorium

Saturday:

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Tracy Jarrett

Tracy Jarrett is an award-winning digital reporter for NBC News. She started this role in September 2013 after completing the News Associates program where she contributed to Dateline, Nightly News, TODAY and nbcnews.com. Jarrett joined NBC after completing a GlobalPost-Kaiser Global Health Reporting Fellowship where she traveled to South Africa to report on women living with HIV. Jarrett's work with NBC and GlobalPost has allowed her to participate in international fellowships through the International Center for Journalists and the UN Foundation. 

Jarrett graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism in 2012 and Amherst College in 2011.

She lives in New York City.

Amber Payne

Amber Payne is the editor of NBCBLK, a section of NBCNews.com that will cover stories by, for, and about the black community. Amber spent 10 years at NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams shooting, writing, and producing breaking news and feature stories, most recently serving as coordinating producer for Harry Smith. She has covered stories throughout the US and UK, Ecuador and parts of West Africa and South Africa. A graduate of the University of Virginia, she was raised on Maryland blue crabs but calls New York City home.