What it Takes to Be an Effective Leader
Redia Anderson and Lenora Billings-Harris, both of whom have a long and nationally recognized history in diversity work, have collaborated to write Trailblazers: How Top...
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Learning How to LEAD
Marcus Allen’s original plan was to join the military after college, but he changed his mind when he applied to the Verizon Future Leaders Program,...
Unemployment Still ‘Uneven’
It’s no surprise that, compared with other groups, African Americans have been hardest hit by the recession. Although the national average for unemployment has been...
Future of Diversity: Cultural Inclusion Is a Business Imperative
As a Millennial—those born approximately between 1981 and 2000—I belong to a generation of 75 million widely described as an optimistic, self-inventive, multitasking set that...
The Next Generation
in 2008, eldridge Betts realized he didn’t have enough money to continue studying for his associate degree in culinary arts at the Culinary Institute of...
The Truth About Our Differences
Cultural Anthropologists Thomas Kochman and Jean Mavrelis have worked as diversity consultants since the inception of the field with Kochman’s first book in 1981, Black...
Global Diversity Ranks Last
As we embark on a new decade, a number of factors have reshaped the business landscape. Globalization, technology, diverse cultures, and the most recent recession...
Taking It to the Next Level
In her latest book, Career GPS: Strategies for Women Navigating the New Corporate Landscape (Amistad; $25.99), Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell, Ph.D., founder and president of...
Higher Learning
By 2020, President Barack Obama envisions America leading the world in producing college graduates; however, achieving such a goal may be easier said than done...
The Legal Face of Diversity
After practicing law for nearly eight years, by 2003, B. Seth Bryant had reached a crossroad. He was feeling stagnant after serving four years in...