Archives
A Helping Hand
Written on 23 Dec, 2009 at 13:40 in Diversity | viewed viewed 455 times times | 0 Comments
Mentoring programs help small minority companies learn about a company’s culture and expectations, develop a stronger network, and address their weak functional areas with corporate expertise, thereby learning what it takes to become better and more competitive suppliers. ... (Continue reading)
Through New Doors
Written on 18 Dec, 2009 at 11:17 in Diversity | viewed viewed 1,156 times times | 0 Comments
Jackie Glenn, chief diversity officer and senior director of human resources for EMC Corp., a technology company, talks about what makes EMC an attractive option for jobseekers.... (Continue reading)
The “Coming Out” Challenge
Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 15:58 in Diversity | viewed viewed 463 times times | 0 Comments
Since the start of her career, Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, 59, has always been clear about what it means to be an African American, a woman, and a lesbian in corporate America, but it has never stopped her from successfully pursuing... (Continue reading)
An Affinity for Philanthropy
Written on 22 Oct, 2009 at 17:36 in Diversity | viewed viewed 573 times times | 0 Comments
More recently affinity groups are asking their employers to return that favor by investing in the communities that they represent.... (Continue reading)
Chief Diversity Officer Talks Plan to Change Face of Tennis
Written on 14 Sep, 2009 at 17:24 in Diversity | viewed viewed 429 times times | 0 Comments
Kevin Clayton, chief diversity officer of the United States Tennis Association, spoke with BlackEnterprise.com about his goals for the USTA, community outreach, and why this is his best job ever.... (Continue reading)
High Court Hears Racial Discrimination Case
The Supreme Court took up its first case on racial injustice in the Obama era yesterday, hearing claims of job discrimination by white firefighters.... (Continue reading)
John Hope Franklin Dead at Age 94
Written on 25 Mar, 2009 at 17:57 in Diversity | viewed viewed 888 times times | 2 Comments
John Hope Franklin, a chronicler of history who also shaped it, died this morning from congestive heart failure. He was 94 years old. "John Hope Franklin lived for nearly a century and helped define that century," said Duke President Richard H.... (Continue reading)
When Corporations Celebrate Black History Month
Written on 13 Feb, 2009 at 16:38 in Diversity | viewed viewed 1,567 times times | 8 Comments
BlackEnterprise.com's editorial assistant, Renita Burns, and reporter Marcia A. Wade decided to rate the efforts of corporations who have incorporated Black History Month promotions and products on a scale of one to five. A rating of five represents a respectable,... (Continue reading)
GM Designer Talks Economy, Creative Interiors
Written on 21 Jan, 2009 at 14:31 in Corporate Diversity | viewed viewed 729 times times | 2 Comments
Reports indicate that auto executives expect the industry to be hit by a wave of consolidation and even bankruptcy amid an extreme drop in global sales and financial problems at The Big Three auto companies. One auto designer continues to... (Continue reading)
Study Finds Racial Bias in Advertising Industry
Written on 8 Jan, 2009 at 11:55 in Diversity News | viewed viewed 3,168 times times | 8 Comments
A new study released today on the advertising industry’s history of racial bias found that, compared with the overall labor market, the racial pay gap in advertising is more than twice as large as it was 30 years ago. “Research... (Continue reading)
