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Nasdaq’s New Rule Could Elevate Black Corporate Board Representation

Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 11, 2021August 11, 2021

by Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 11, 2021August 11, 2021393

Nasdaq's new board-diversity and diversity rule could help increase representation on U.S. corporate boards for Black Americans. The securities exchange operator just gained approval from...

Leadership

New Alliance Aims To Boost Black Representation on Corporate Boards

Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 6, 2020October 5, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 6, 2020October 5, 20202748

Major firms pledge to boost the number of diverse representatives on their boards and disclose their board demographics as well as the race and ethnicity...

BE Registry of Corporate Directors Career Leadership

Former BET Chairman Debra Lee: Keep Pressure on Corporations To Expand Black Board Representation

Derek T. DingleOctober 17, 2019October 18, 2019

by Derek T. DingleOctober 17, 2019October 18, 20191131

Over the past two decades, Lee has become a much sought after board recruit due, in part, to her incomparable management experience and impeccable judgment....

News

$1.8 Billion Deal: BB&T Announces Plans to Buy National Penn

Janell HazelwoodAugust 18, 2015August 18, 2015

by Janell HazelwoodAugust 18, 2015August 18, 2015355

BB&T, a bank included on Black Enterprise's 2014 black corporate director's registry, will expand its presence in the mid-Atlantic region....

Career

Corporate Board Diversity: How One Country is Making the Female Presence Mandatory

Courtney ConnleyMarch 10, 2015September 28, 2017

by Courtney ConnleyMarch 10, 2015September 28, 2017246

Germany is the latest European country to set a law that requires a set percent of females to be on corporate boards....

Events Women

Day 3: How to Get a Seat on a Corporate Board

Raqiyah MaysMarch 4, 2015January 16, 2019

by Raqiyah MaysMarch 4, 2015January 16, 2019300

At Black Enterpriseâ€™s Women of Power Summit, panelists talk corporate board diversity and the path to landing a spot on one....

Career

10 Board Trends for Directors in 2015

Cristie LeondisFebruary 3, 2015February 6, 2015

by Cristie LeondisFebruary 3, 2015February 6, 2015336

Women Corporate Directors shares top 10 growing board trends for this year from their research....

Career Leadership

We Must Put An End To “Male, Pale, and Stale” on Corporate Boards

Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.August 5, 2014June 19, 2018

by Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.August 5, 2014June 19, 2018354

An overwhelming number of boards of publicly traded companies still lock African Americans out of the boardroom. This has to change. Here's why....

Career Magazine

Blacks Losing Ground on Corporate Boards

Alisa GumbsJuly 1, 2011September 9, 2011

by Alisa GumbsJuly 1, 2011September 9, 2011781

The number of blacks serving on the boards of the nationâ€™s 100 largest publicly traded corporations dropped steeply between 2004 and 2010....

Magazine

Power in the Boardroom

Derek T. DingleFebruary 1, 2008August 12, 2014

by Derek T. DingleFebruary 1, 2008August 12, 20143135

Consider them the guardians of shareholder value. Charged with protecting trillions in assets, the #directors who serve on the boards of the nation’s largest corporations...