Celebrating Ursula Burns, the First Black Female CEO to Head a Fortune 500 Company
Being a Fortune 500 CEO is an elite feat that’s remarkable for a woman in her own right — there are just 27 of them as of January 2018 — but even more so for a black woman. In fact, Burns was the first black woman to serve as a CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Pollard Was First Black Head Coach in NFL History
Eleanor Pollard Towns was a freshman at West Virginia State in 1940 when another student rushed up to her to talk about her father, Fritz Pollard, the first black head coach in NFL history.
First Black Player in Major Leagues? Hint: It Wasn’t Jackie Robinson
For decades, no one knew who the first black major leaguer was. Today, a consensus of the game’s historians believe a former slave named William Edward White was the first.
The Naval Academy Named Its First Black Female Brigade Commander
The Naval Academy named its first Black female brigade commander
Naval Academy Announces Its First African American Female Brigade Commander
The Commandant of Midshipmen announced spring semester midshipman leadership positions, which includes the selection of the Naval Academy’s first African American female brigade commander, Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber.
Military Veterans Launch E-Learning Technology to Accelerate Diversity and Inclusion
Twelve veterans have come together to found a mobile app called “diversitypop” to address the issues of diversity and inclusion, racial equality and political uncertainty. The co-workers range from a Rhodes Scholar to West Point and Naval Academy graduates, according to a media release.
Black Civil War Soldiers
Black soldiers had fought in the Revolutionary War and—unofficially—in the War of 1812, but state militias had excluded African Americans since 1792. The U.S. Army had never accepted black soldiers.
Toward a Racially Just Workplace
Diversity efforts are failing black employees. Here’s a better approach.
Black Soldiers in the U.S. Military During the Civil War
By the end of the Civil War, roughly 179,000 black men (10% of the Union Army) served as soldiers in the U.S. Army and another 19,000 served in the Navy.
What is Religious Discrimination?
Religious discrimination occurs when an employer treats an applicant or employee unfairly on the basis of their religious beliefs or practices.
How White Managers Can Support Black Employees
Here are four things White managers (and their organizations) should not do and four things they should do in order to build a climate of trust in their workplaces.
Black Workers Still Earn Less than Their White Counterparts
As employers in the U.S. tackle issues around racism, fresh attention is being given to the racial wage gap and why black men and women, in particular, still earn substantially less than their white counterparts.
It's Time to Talk About Race
By sharing our stories and experiences, we build trust and understanding. A bond forms that would not otherwise exist.
Can We Be Bothered? How Racism Persists in the Workplace
While great progress has been made with tackling racism in recent decades, Professor Binna Kandola argues that it lives on in the workplace in less overt and more nuanced forms.
4 Examples of Workplace Discrimination
Bullying, harassment and or discrimination can damage the affected person’s wellbeing, work performance and job security, and it can be destructive to a business by creating a negative workplace culture.
How to Navigate the Workplace as a Minority Voice
What can minority employees do to protect themselves at companies that have been slow to take action on diversity and inclusion?
Study Highlights Barriers Black Women Face in Corporate America
Black women in corporate America are less likely than their male or white colleagues to be promoted or to receive the support and access they need to advance despite being just as ambitious, a report from the Lean In Foundation finds.
Asian-Americans Do Better at University, but Face Barriers in the Workplace
Asian Americans graduate from university at far higher rates than white Americans, but despite this are no more likely to hold professional or managerial jobs, according to a new study.
African-Americans in the American Workforce
Despite the gains in employment made by African-Americans in the last 50 years, the annual median income of African-American households in 2012 was $33,321, compared with the national median at $51,017.