Month of the Man: MTA CDO Talks Leadership and Advancement for Young Professionals
Michael Garner, chief diversity officer at New York City's MTA, talks leadership under pressure and tips for young bosses in the making.
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Marc Lamont Hill: ‘Trayvon Martin Was Put on Trial’ [Exclusive]
After 17 months of controversy, Zimmerman was free to go home. The rest of the country, particularly the Black community, was left to negotiate the sadness, pain, and confusion of the moment. For many, the Zimmerman trial was bigger than the fate of an individual defendant. Rather, the trial represented an opportunity to measure the very status of racial democracy.
Pipeline to Power: BE’s Industrial/Service Company of the Year
“Bad times are great times for small, innovative, and emergent businesses to take advantage of instability in the marketplace,†says Hightower, who says the company does not have an 8(a) federal designation but is registered with the National Minority Supplier Development Council and has a minority business enterprise (MBE) in select states. “GM gave us the opportunity with 48 hours to implement it … nationally. We had carriers step up and we outperformed our suppliers. We worked 24 hours for two to three weeks but we never let any plant run out of fuel.â€
Black Blogger Month: The Jasmine Brand, An Objective Side to Pop Culture
With Black Blogger Month underway, Jasmine Brand breaks down the ins and outs of the entertainment world from a thought-provoking perspective.
Calling All Blerds: Blerdology to Begin 7-City Tour in Orlando
Blerdology is kicking off the first installment in its multi-city tour on Saturday, July 13. The social enterprise dedicated to increasing the number of African-Americans in tech is launching its Blerd’s Night Out, or BNO, summer series which will start in Orlando, Florida and stop in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, New York City and San Francisco.
