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  • Entrepreneurship

Tapping Supplier Diversity To Energize Your Business

Black Enterprise Magazine Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle led an insightful panel for Minority Enterprise Development Week (better known as MEDWeek and presented by the Minority Business Development Agency) at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. this morning. "Energizing the American Economy with Minority Business Enterprises" was the opening session for MEDWeek, which was kicked-off with a White House reception yesterday, and followed a keynote address from Earvin "Magic" Johnson, CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises.

  • Entrepreneurship

Opportunities in Supplier Diversity

Despite the tentative economy, Karen Blackwell, manager of supplier diversity and development for Nestlé Business Services, North America, says businesses are searching for viable suppliers. To that end, Nestlé has supplier programs in place at Nestlé Purina Pet Care, Nestlé Nutrition (which includes Jenny Craig and Gerber as well as PowerBars) and Nestlé Waters North America, among others. Within its operating companies, Nestlé provides vendor opportunities in a range of areas, from construction and raw materials to maintenance, marketing, real estate, and human resources services.

The Changing Roles of the Chief Diversity Officer
  • Career

The Changing Roles of the Chief Diversity Officer

Many a chief diversity officer (CDO) finds themselves watching the dismantlement of succession planning models that have positioned women and minorities to step into new opportunities that no longer exist. Understanding that business necessity makes headcount reduction necessary, they either accept the layoff mandate or lose credibility.

  • Arts and Culture

August Wilson Revival Raises Diversity Issues

August Wilson was the most prolific black playwright ever to conquer American theater. A lion of the stage, Wilson’s iconic ten plays -- including the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Fences -- illuminated the black journey of struggle and triumph. Wilson, who died in 2005 at age 60, was a known advocate for blacks in the theater who understood the hurdles black directors faced in the field. He, in fact, had an unofficial rule of only wanting black directors to stage major productions of his plays.

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