The coding camp will be facilitated by professionals at Microsoft. It's for Black boys from ages eight to 16 years old. It will take place Aug. 9 through Aug. 13.

Mission Transformation, a mentorship-based organization that works to develop, empower, and inspire young boys to excel in academics, is calling the program Microsoft “Black Boy Joy” coding camp.

But experts involved in computer coding education lament that it remains a boy-dominated activity. Mitchel Resnick, an MIT professor, developed Scratch, a simplified computer programming language that ...

Girls’ varied pursuits are reflected in their gaming interests beyond coding: They’re half as likely as boys to play action games in Roblox (which saw 100 percent growth in female Roblox ...

The reading gender gap, where girls outscore boys on reading assignments, is often cited as a reason why boys can fall behind. Coding can be impacted by a boy’s reading skill just like any other ...