About BIT International
BIT International was created in March 2020 to be the nonprofit for Blacks in Technology official Chapters around the globe.
After obtaining agreement from Chapter Leaders from Portland, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Dallas, New York, Chicago, and Washington DC, on April 17, 2020, the formation of BIT International was announced.
BIT International was led by Peter Beasley as its Chairman and Executive Director.
From April 2020, through August 17, 2020, Peter Beasley, as Executive Director, recruited the following new Chapter Leaders.
- Las Vegas – Rondalynne McClintock
- Boston – Deandre Levarity, Naamah Brown, Kali Robinson
- Indianapolis – Ric Clemons
- Raleigh – Durham – Eric Anazia, Rosa Oyeneye
- Hong Kong – Edward Lewis, Floyd Newsom III
- Cleveland – Rico Thompson, Seana Jackson
- Dallas – Larry Davis, Kayla Mejire, Heidi Edwards
The executive leadership of BIT International was forming through July and August of 2020, with a “trial” board meeting on August 6, 2020.
In that meeting, the logo for BIT International was confirmed and Greg Greenlee identified several funds that were received by BIT Foundation which were to be transferred to BIT International.
Identification of money to transfer to BIT International, which was never transferred.
On Tuesday August 17, 2020, at 6 pm CST, the following people had signed agreements to be Directors of BIT International.
- John Malonson, Los Angeles
- Greg Greenlee, Cincinnati
- Dennis Schultz, New York
- Larry Davis, Dallas
- Barika Pace (outside director)
- Rondalynne McClintock, Las Vegas
- Peter Beasley, Dallas
The Agreement Not to Compete
BIT International was created to replace BIT Foundation, and there was an agreement not to compete. Greg Greenlee agreed on August 6, 2020, as he had before, that BIT Foundation would be closed and would not compete with BIT International.
Disaster Occurs
On Tuesday August 18, 2020, at 7:36 am CST, the morning of the first board meeting, Dennis Schultz from New York sent a defamatory email to all Directors and Chapter leaders. The night before sending, Greg Greenlee told Schultz, “all good my way.”
That email led to a split of group – with many leaders leaving BIT International and Peter Beasley to form under Dennis Schultz and Greg Greenlee with BIT Foundation.
Litigation Ensues
On August 25, 2020, Blacks in Technology, LLC sent Peter Beasley a and BIT International cease and desist letter to stop using the Blacks in Technology “trademark.”
On September 30, 2020, BIT International sued for damages and in the interm, stopped using the name BIT International pending disposition in court.
On March 11, 2025, BIT, LLC and Greg Greenlee nonsuited their infringement claim, with prejudice, allowing BIT International to continue using the name.
As of July 2026, BIT International is still pursuing cancellation of the Blacks in Technology trademark. See for yourself HERE.
As of July 2026, BIT International is still pursuing opposition of registration of the Blacks in Technology logo, also used by BIT International, by prior agreement. See for yourself HERE.