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It's more like a subculture. If people in the group already identify with the group, then I don't think this is going to hurt. It's about having fun with people you relate to. If you like participating in "black girl culture" or "gaming nerd culture" or "english-speaking perl guru culture" you're going to have a better time (on average) than "one big group of humans culture".

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I tend to agree that its a cultural issue and the values that culture champions, not an explicitly racial issue. There's no law of nature keeping black females from coding, but the values traditionally promoted by the culture black females tend to identify with doesn't include coding, which Kimberly Bryant is trying to change. If they actively kept non-black females who identify with this culture from joining, I would feel a bit more concerned that it's heading down the wrong path. According to the Eventbrite link, no such requisites are stated, only that the program is intended for females aged 7-17.

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