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Meet the CEO of Bed, Bath & Beyond, She is the First Black Woman to Head a Fortune 500 Company Since Ursula Burns | Black Enterprise

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019African American Professionals

Meet Bed, Bath & Beyond’s new CEO, Mary Winston. She will be the first black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company since Ursula Burns stepped down as the CEO of Xerox in 2017. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Winston has a long career as an executive. Previously, she was executive vice president and chief financial officer of […]

Pioneering Black woman, who designs interior of Cadillacs, shares her road to success | TheGrio

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019African American Professionals

‘Good Job Sis!’ Career Spotlight: How Crystal Windham broke into the corporate automotive world through art and technology.

Starbucks hires Nzinga Shaw as global Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer | Face2Face Africa

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019African American Economics, African American Professionals

American coffee company and coffeehouse chain, Starbucks has hired Nzinga Shaw as global chief inclusion and diversity officer. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] After five years, Shaw exits the Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena where she has been chief diversity and inclusion officer. “I am overly grateful to the Hawks ownership, CEO Steve Koonin and NBA organization for […]

How Sports Agent Nicole Lynn Is Making Major League Money Moves In A Male-Dominated Industry | xoNecole

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019African American Professionals, African American Sports

“The goal is not simply to be accepted. The goal will always be to break stereotypes and shift attitudes towards the presence of women in male-dominated spaces.”

Success Comes from Affirming Your Potential | Harvard Business Review

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019African American Economics, African American Professionals ...

When you see how underrepresented African-Americans are in current leadership roles, it can be easy to get discouraged about their prospects for leadership advancement. Despite a rise in the number of black college and university graduates, just 8% of managers and under 4% of CEOs are black. In the Fortune 500 companies there are currently […]

The New Director of Stanford’s Institute For Diversity In The Arts On How Art Breeds Social Change | Forbes

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American Education, African American Professionals

A-lan Holt’s job is to help young people understand the immense power of art. In her new role as the Director of Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA), she helps train undergraduates in how to use art as a tool for organizing and for bringing about social change. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “For us, the […]

Chase Consumer Banking CEO Thasunda Duckett Joins NIKE’s Board of Directors | Black Enterprise

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American Professionals, Black Excellence

Thasunda Duckett, CEO of Chase Consumer Banking, a division of JPMorgan Chase, has joined an exclusive club with her recent appointment to NIKE‘s board of directors. As such, she has become the only African American female C-suite executive to serve on the board of the $34.3 billion athletic footwear and apparel producer as well as […]

Guggenheim Hires First Full-Time Black Curator | The New York Times

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American Art, African American Professionals

Ashley James, most recently of the Brooklyn Museum, started there this week.

Raegan Johnson joins Spire as public communications manager | The St. Louis American

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019African American Professionals

Raegan Johnson joined Spire as the public communications manager. In this role, she is responsible for developing and implementing external communications strategies for relevant communications and marketing channels, including digital and traditional media outlets. Spire is the largest natural gas distribution utility in Missouri, serving approximately 632,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the city […]

Gerald Moore Sr.: Committed to Preparing Black Boys For Careers in STEM | Black Enterprise

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019African American Professionals, Black Excellence

BE Modern Man: Gerald Moore Sr. Cybersecurity engineer, entrepreneur, author; 47; Founder, Gerald Moore Online Technology School for Black Boys My latest startup is the Gerald Moore Online Technology School for Black Boys. I have a goal of educating 10,000 young black men and boys ages 8-16 per year online. The school’s primary focus will […]