Diversity, Equality, Inclusion 6 Ways Companies Could Be Committing ‘Time Theft’ Against Minority EmployeesBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 25, 2022December 19, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 25, 2022December 19, 2022671 If you're the spokesperson for DEI, you might be experiencing time theft. Read more on blackenterprise.com.... Read more
Technology How Groundwork is Diversifying the Entrepreneurial LandscapeSequoia BlodgettDecember 12, 2016September 29, 2017 by Sequoia BlodgettDecember 12, 2016September 29, 2017530 Jason Towns, the founder of Groundwork, tells BE how he got involved in the investment community and managed to raise a $10 Million venture capital... Read more
Technology How Groundwork is Diversifying the Entrepreneurial Landscape [Part 1]Sequoia BlodgettDecember 9, 2016September 29, 2017 by Sequoia BlodgettDecember 9, 2016September 29, 2017827 Jason Towns tells BE how his Groundwork Accelerator program and venture fund is helping minorities gain more access to capital funding.... Read more
Entrepreneurship These Companies Are Stepping Up To Talk About Social IssuesLisa FraserNovember 8, 2016September 29, 2017 by Lisa FraserNovember 8, 2016September 29, 2017748 Companies like TIAA and General Mills are engaging their employees in conversation about diversity and social issues inside the workplace.... Read more
Career Are Minorities Penalized for Promoting Diversity in the Workplace?Courtney ConnleyApril 11, 2016September 27, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyApril 11, 2016September 27, 20171428 Find out what a Harvard Business Review study says about minorities who promote diversity in the workplace.... Read more
Entrepreneurship Morehouse College To Increase Pool of Minority Angel InvestorsCarolyn M. BrownJune 9, 2015October 4, 2017 by Carolyn M. BrownJune 9, 2015October 4, 20171808 Historically Black College offers first ever certification program in investing in startups and early stage firms.... Read more
Career [STUDY] Minority Retail Workers Earn Lower Wages Than White ColleaguesCourtney ConnleyJune 4, 2015September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyJune 4, 2015September 28, 2017504 New study released by Demo and the NAACP shows black and Hispanic retail workers earn less than their white counterparts.... Read more
Education Is Technology the Nexus Where Civics and Student Learning Meet?BlackEnterprise.comJune 1, 2015June 2, 2015 by BlackEnterprise.comJune 1, 2015June 2, 2015511 Making civics a higher priority, some teachers are corralling technology as a way of both doing civics and helping students learn.... Read more
Education African Americans Less Likely to be Dean than DirectorBlackEnterprise.comMay 7, 2015May 7, 2015 by BlackEnterprise.comMay 7, 2015May 7, 2015421 African Americans and Hispanic Americans are far less likely to hold the dean's chair at America's leading business schools.... Read more
Entrepreneurship Wells Fargo Donates $25,000 To Black Female Social EntrepreneurCarolyn M. BrownMay 7, 2015October 4, 2017 by Carolyn M. BrownMay 7, 2015October 4, 2017878 Wells Fargo support women- and minority-owned business through grants, loans, and resource centers.... Read more