During his 16 years in the top spot, Mr. Chenault often eschewed personal attention, serving as a reserved role model in the business community, particularly for black executives.
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Former NBA Publicist Starts Podcast for Women Looking to Make Career Transitions | Black Enterprise
‘I bet on myself and won,’ says former publicist-turned-podcaster Ahyiana Angel
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Are We Returning to Jim Crow? | The Root
When Donald Trump campaigned on the slogan “Make America Great Again,” many of us saw it for what it was—coded language for taking the mask—or the hood, as it were—off of white supremacy.
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Report: 75 Percent of Black Boys in Calif. Don’t Meet State Reading Requirements – The Root
The most recent round of testing in the state of California has revealed a disturbing statistic: Three out of 4 black boys failed to meet the reading and writing requirements, and more than half of them scored in the lowest category on the English portion of the test.
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Minorities Who ‘Whiten’ Résumés More Likely to Get Interview – The Root
“Whitening” is an all-encompassing term for when prospective employees scrub their résumés of anything that might indicate their race. Applicants with cultural names will sometimes use their initials.
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In 2017 State of Black America report, Blacks show slight gain – New York Amsterdam News
Equality Index for Blacks Inches Closer to Whites in the 2017 Report.
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Ferguson, Missouri, Declines to Elect First Black Mayor – NBC News
Voters in Ferguson, Missouri, re-elected Mayor James Knowles III on Tuesday in the first election since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
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I Quit My Job Because I Didn’t Belong There – Okay Africa
It’s easy to cite issues at work, office politics, and other personal/professional situations as reasons to leave one’s job. The hardest thing to do is to admit to yourself that you’ve had a role to play in all of it – simply because your life is a reflection of the choices you make.
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This Damning Chart Shows How Much of a Head Start White Families Have Over Black Families – Slate
The yawning wealth gap between black and white families is one of the starkest legacies of America’s history of racist social policymaking.
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The Industry Where Black Women Earn 42 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by a White Man – The Nation
Organizing within the food-supply chain is only going to get more important under a Trump presidency.
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