Issa Rae, Angelica Ross, Cory Booker, And More Make TIME’s Inaugural ‘Closers’ List
Issa Rae covers TIME's "The Closers" list. The magazine's new annual catalog highlighting 18 leaders working to close the racial wealth gap.
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Black Employees May Find Relief Working From Home, But Not All Can
Vaccination efforts are moving forward. Workers are returning to offices. Do Black workers want to return to work in-person? Not all do.
Investing Millions in Companies Led by Black Men
Cross Culture Ventures backs tech and consumer products companies with culturally and racially diverse founders.
Angel Investor Rodney Sampson and NFL Player Derrick Morgan Team Up to Help Minority Startups
NFL Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan seeks to tackle major issues facing minority and women owned business, including capital access. A graduate of University of Miami’s executive MBA program, Morgan partnered with veteran angel investor Rodney Sampson to start Opportunity Ecosystem, to develop inclusive startup technology ecosystems in cities throughout the United States in an effort to increase diversity in the innovation, entrepreneurship and investment economy.
Networking and Capital: Greatest Obstacles to Race and Gender Inclusion in Silicon Valley
On Monday, Congressman Donald Payne (D- NJ) held a Google Hangout to discuss the lack of African American representation in the tech industry. The panel was sponsored by CBC Tech 2020, an initiative recently launched by the Congressional Black Caucus with the aim of increasing African American inclusion at every level of the technology sector by 2020.