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- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
Environmentalist defines environmental racism as “racial discrimination in environmental policy making, corporate decision making, and/or practice which results in the inequitable distribution of environmental burden along lines of race,...
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- 09 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary
the sense of guilt felt by women was unique. For Black alumni, the discouraging truth was that racism had been part of every participant’s story over a span of 30 years. Very little has changed. Lisa Cleveland (MBA 1992) shared in the...
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- 09 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge
For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for...
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by Glen Justice
- 27 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?
steps toward addressing institutional racism Companies have long used competition to motivate employees to think creatively and push themselves. Law firms, consultancies, and other adherents to the “up or out” philosophy aim to promote...
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by Danielle Kost
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Affinity Groups - Employment
are resolved to take action to promote racial equity and diversity. We take seriously our responsibility to make business a force for good in our society. We know that structural racism has been ignored for too long. We hear the calls for...
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- 02 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity
George Floyd’s murder last year forced many people to recognize the systemic racism that pervades American institutions, from law enforcement to health care. Even so, identifying those inequities is different than fixing them. “I don’t...
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6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees - Recruiting
right now, racism is more prevalent today than we would have hoped,” says Mayo, the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. “We’ve made some progress in the workplace, but we still have such a long way to go. It’s...
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AASU50 - Alumni
Black Business Leaders Series (HBS Cold Call podcasts) The Road to Zero Wealth (Prosperity Now report, pdf) Racial Progress is Real, But So Is Racist Progress ( New York Times , January 21, 2017) Fighting Racism is Not Just a War of Words...
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Diversity and Equity - Alumni
commitment to combat racism to create meaningful and enduring change that will enable every member of our community to be their best self. ” Srikant Datar Dean, Harvard Business School George F. Baker Professor of Administration How You...
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News & Commentary - Advancing Racial Equity
Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part Becca Carnahan 13 Oct 2020 | MBA Events Speaker and panel videos from events like our ongoing Managing Diversity series. Social Media Digest Standing Together: December 11-January 21...
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- 03 May 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo
encouraged risk taking, and empowered me to use passion as my compass. Entrepreneurship is one of the most successful ways to not only build wealth for your community, but also to close the many gaps that exist due to years of systematic View Details
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What Black Executives Really Want
studied how across the world, for centuries, different groups of people have been marginalized. I thought I understood racism in America—but I did not. George Floyd's murder and other recent tragic events really brought the problem home....
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- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Fostering Diversity
training the next generation of leaders.” They appreciate how the Black Lives Matter movement has shined a light on both the overt and hidden racism in society. Victoria says, “It is upon all of us to do the work required to be...
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- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: Interview with Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders Kenneth and Kevin Chenault
current energy and passion around issues of racism in the US and make long-term change. The team transformed the Anti-Racism Fund GoFundMe project into a nonprofit organization, ARF, and then set off to make that organization the best it...
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- 04 May 2021
- Blog Post
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
years old when I first encountered racism during one of my tennis tournaments in Australia. I was shocked, confused, and scared. Growing up in Singapore, I had been sheltered from the racism of the outside...
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- 02 Mar 2021
- HBS Case
The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?
many people to acknowledge the systemic racism that pervades American society. Mihir Desai, the Mizuho Group Professor at Harvard Business School and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, was inspired to take a closer look at the...
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by Michael Blanding
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Developing the Plan - Advancing Racial Equity
business. In conversations on race in mid-June 2020 and beyond, community members made it resoundingly clear that they felt the School had failed to do all it could and should have done to welcome and advance Black talent, advance knowledge related to race, educate...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
also theirs. To Rawi Abdelal, an HBS professor of international management who serves as faculty co-chair of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Dlodlo’s community-focused approach to redevelopment represents a necessary step toward reversing the...
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- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization
anti-racist and bring about change within their organization. Learn the History “My work is grounded in history,” she said. “We need to be able to trace the roots of racism back through time. It is harder to undo how we think about...
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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
talk, How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations. Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer Robert Livingston draws from his recent publication and presents an engaging talk, How Seeking...
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