African American Professional

Lash Nolen Is Harvard Medical School’s First Black Woman Class President | Teen Vogue

February 26, 2020March 31, 2020African American Education

Lash Nolen is “hungry for justice” and “hungry to see my people win.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Most people call her “Lash,” but LaShyra Nolen’s name is hardly the only unique thing about her. Last year, she became the first black woman ever elected as class president of Harvard Medical School (HMS). Born in Compton, California, and […]

Meet the CEO of LAX Airport — Yes, a Black Woman! | Black Business.com

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019Black Excellence

Not a lot of people know that a Black woman, Deborah Flint, is the CEO of the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), which owns and operates LAX and Van Nuys Airports – two of the largest and busiest airports in the country. As CEO since 2015, Flint has made significant transformations to help enhance the […]

This Is What Racism Sounds Like in the Banking Industry | The New York Times

December 11, 2019December 12, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

A JPMorgan employee and a customer secretly recorded their conversations with bank employees.

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 […]

Black Scholars Are Not ‘Rare Creatures’ | The New York Times

December 6, 2019December 16, 2019African American Intellectual

When Purdue’s president said this, I had to respond because this myth is so pervasive.

War Reporters: Thomas Morris Chester | Military History Matters

November 28, 2019May 25, 2020African American Media, Black Media ...

Thomas Morris Chester is a name little-known in most households. But Chester was a remarkable pioneer. The son of abolitionists George and Jane Marie Chester, he fought passionately – in the civil rights movement and in the Civil War – against slavery, and later became the first African American war correspondent to write for a […]

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.”

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 […]

Huntsville native named Estée Lauder’s top lawyer | AL.com

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019African American Professionals

At a young age, it was apparent to her family that Deirdre Stanley would make something of herself. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “Deirdre was always a hard worker, dedicated to whatever task she set out to accomplish,” her mother, Mary Stanley said. “She would stay up late at night, after all family members were long in bed, […]