African American Professionals

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 […]

At Home With Forbes + Masters | Essence

August 30, 2019August 16, 2020#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

THIS ATLANTA-BASED INTERIOR DESIGN DUO HAVE EARNED THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE

Meet ‘Mayor Jim Kenney,’ a 25-year-old woman | The Inquirer, Philly.com

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019African American Politics, African American Professionals ...

Claudia Vargas, The Inquirer, Philly.com TIM TAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER . Featured Image [dropcap]Sitting[/dropcap] at a small desk across the hall from the mayor’s office, Chamarra McCrorey finds her inner Jim Kenney as she responds to dozens of emails, letters, and social media posts each day. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] On Valentine’s Day, Kenney received two requests […]

How One Woman Is Shattering The Glass Ceiling In Wall Street | Forbes

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019#BlackGirlMagic, African American Employment ...

Janice Gassam, Forbes Lauren Simmons made history as the youngest and only full-time female trader at the New York Stock Exchange. IDA JOHN. Featured Image [dropcap]Despite[/dropcap] progress made in making our workplaces more diverse, there are still several industries where the glass and concrete ceilings are more prevalent. One such industry is the financial industry. […]

Coca-Cola Names Lori George Billingsley Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | The Network Journal

January 11, 2019African American Professionals, KOLUMN ...

16-year Coca-Cola Company veteran Lori George Billingsley was recently named chief diversity & inclusion officer.

Stacy Brown-Philpot of TaskRabbit on Being a Black Woman in Silicon Valley | The New York Times

July 20, 2018African American Politics, KINDR'D ...

The Detroit native studied at Penn and Stanford, worked for Goldman and Google, and now runs the gig economy pioneer that Ikea acquired in 2017.

Architect Gabrielle Bullock drew lines and then crossed them | Los Angeles Times

January 29, 2018African American Professionals, KOLUMN ...

“‘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.”

Facebook names Amex CEO Kenneth Chenault to its board, making him its first black member | Quartz

January 23, 2018January 26, 2018African American Entrepreneurs, African American Professionals ...

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.

African-American unemployment hit record low December 2017 | The Philadelphia Tribune

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018African American Commuities, African American Economics ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Years of steady hiring and economic growth have delivered a cumulative benefit for at least one group that hasn’t always shared in America’s prosperity.

Black Executives Join Forces, Forming a PAC to Back Them Up | The New York Times

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017African American Economics, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Once an informal network, a group of friends and associates is organizing a united political push on issues like education, employment and voting rights.