Innovation Summit Seeks to Bridge Tech and Black Colleges

There's no question the technology sector is leading California's economic recovery. It's boom time once again in Silicon Valley and entrepreneurs with start up ideas are on the hunt for funding. Given the lack of racial diversity in the Valley, getting access to that money can be tough if you're African-American or Latino. That's why a high tech gathering at Stanford this week sponsored by the United Negro College Fund caught our attention. It was billed as an Innovation Summit and it brought together officials from historically Black colleges and universities with leading Silicon Valley money people, tech entrepreneurs and academics. Scott Shafer talks to KQED's Joshua Johnson, who covered the summit this week