TechnologyHow Groundwork is Diversifying the Entrepreneurial LandscapeSequoia BlodgettDecember 12, 2016September 29, 2017 by Sequoia BlodgettDecember 12, 2016September 29, 2017217 Jason Towns, the founder of Groundwork, tells BE how he got involved in the investment community and managed to raise a $10 Million venture capital...
TechnologyHow Groundwork is Diversifying the Entrepreneurial Landscape [Part 1]Sequoia BlodgettDecember 9, 2016September 29, 2017 by Sequoia BlodgettDecember 9, 2016September 29, 2017326 Jason Towns tells BE how his Groundwork Accelerator program and venture fund is helping minorities gain more access to capital funding....
EntrepreneurshipThese Companies Are Stepping Up To Talk About Social IssuesLisa FraserNovember 8, 2016September 29, 2017 by Lisa FraserNovember 8, 2016September 29, 2017282 Companies like TIAA and General Mills are engaging their employees in conversation about diversity and social issues inside the workplace....
CareerAre Minorities Penalized for Promoting Diversity in the Workplace?Courtney ConnleyApril 11, 2016September 27, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyApril 11, 2016September 27, 2017378 Find out what a Harvard Business Review study says about minorities who promote diversity in the workplace....
EntrepreneurshipMorehouse College To Increase Pool of Minority Angel InvestorsCarolyn M. BrownJune 9, 2015October 4, 2017 by Carolyn M. BrownJune 9, 2015October 4, 2017853 Historically Black College offers first ever certification program in investing in startups and early stage firms....
Career[STUDY] Minority Retail Workers Earn Lower Wages Than White ColleaguesCourtney ConnleyJune 4, 2015September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyJune 4, 2015September 28, 2017204 New study released by Demo and the NAACP shows black and Hispanic retail workers earn less than their white counterparts....
EducationIs Technology the Nexus Where Civics and Student Learning Meet?BlackEnterprise.comJune 1, 2015June 2, 2015 by BlackEnterprise.comJune 1, 2015June 2, 2015167 Making civics a higher priority, some teachers are corralling technology as a way of both doing civics and helping students learn....
EducationAfrican Americans Less Likely to be Dean than DirectorBlackEnterprise.comMay 7, 2015May 7, 2015 by BlackEnterprise.comMay 7, 2015May 7, 2015109 African Americans and Hispanic Americans are far less likely to hold the dean's chair at America's leading business schools....
EntrepreneurshipWells Fargo Donates $25,000 To Black Female Social EntrepreneurCarolyn M. BrownMay 7, 2015October 4, 2017 by Carolyn M. BrownMay 7, 2015October 4, 2017313 Wells Fargo support women- and minority-owned business through grants, loans, and resource centers....
EntrepreneurshipSam’s Club Commits $13.6 Million To Help Women and Minority Business OwnersCarolyn M. BrownMay 6, 2015October 4, 2017 by Carolyn M. BrownMay 6, 2015October 4, 2017122 Small Business Economic Mobility initiative aims to enable nonprofit Community Development Financial Institutions to make 5,000 loans....