A business icon stresses the importance of finding common ground during times of increased divisiveness in America.
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This Is Why We Can Have Nice Things: Wine Educator Larissa Dubose Raises a Glass to the Good Life | The Root
Want to sound like a genius while getting your drink on at a cocktail party?
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[1997] A Scoundrel or a Scapegoat? | The New York Times
Mr. Jett, who described himself as opposed to racial preferences just as his father had been, said the trading desk was the meritocracy he desired.
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Melody Vaughn uses her superpowers of interior design to help ‘heal’ homes | Rolling Out
Melody Vaughn is the founder of Melody Vaughn Interiors, a full scale design firm born from a need to create spaces that heal.
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Billion-Dollar Legacy: Reginald F. Lewis’ Incredible Life Story Comes to Film | The Root
“I think his legacy is that he opened doors and he created hope where it didn’t necessarily exist…”
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A Year Ago, They Marched. Now a Record Number of Women Are Running for Office | TIME
For years, the hardest thing about getting women elected has been getting women to decide to run.
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Architect Gabrielle Bullock drew lines and then crossed them | Los Angeles Times
“‘You could be an architect.’ I only needed to hear that once. I went home and told my mom I was going to be an architect.”
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Harlem Woman Owned 100 Hats. Then She Bought the Factory. | The New York Times
“She just doesn’t say she likes hats — she lives it…”
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Facebook names Amex CEO Kenneth Chenault to its board, making him its first black member | Quartz
Facebook is making good on its promise that it would add an African-American member to its board of directors. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Kenneth Chenault, the retiring head of American Express, will be joining the board, which currently does not include any people of color, and only two women among its eight members.
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Valeisha Butterfield Jones Makes Major Boss Moves With New Appointment at Google | Black Enterprise
Google executive Valeisha Butterfield Jones will continue to advocate for diversity and inclusion in tech but on a new level and with a new title.
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