A nonprofit organization that started in Oakland with a mission to mentor Black young men and transform their life through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics now has spread across the country.

“I want to be an entrepreneur, but I’ve also been thinking about inventing,” Hayward High School freshman Adrian Buttram said. “I like tinkering.”

Those are some of the ideas born outside of the classroom and inside the walls of “The Hidden Genius Project,” a space for young Black men to learn technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills while creating community.

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