African Americans - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Apr 2022
Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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HBS - The year in Review

interactive sessions that focused on the power of the HBS ecosystem. Student Clubs Hit Milestones November 2022 marked the inaugural Brazilian-Portuguese Cultural Club conference, hosted jointly with eight other MBA programs across the United States. In February 2023,... View Details

01 Jun 2023
HBS Case

A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

in seconds today. If Miller hadn’t concealed his previous life of crime, would he ever have been given the chance to start fresh and perform his way to remarkable success, making his mark as a highly influential African View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories

27 Jul 2023

Life at HBS Chat with LASO and AASU

Virtual Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. Join a panel of students from the Latino Student Organization (LASO) and the African View Details

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Data - Advancing Racial Equity

report 98 11% Race / Ethnicity U.S. race/ethnicity as % of domestic students, Federal Reporting** American Indian or Alaska Native Did not report Did not report 1 0.2% 0 0% 0 0% Asian or Asian American 95... View Details

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

below, Frazier provides insights into this turbulent period of American history with Tsedal Neeley (@tsedal), the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Topics ranged from corporate America’s role... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

01 Sep 2023
News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

1619 and 1628. Cumbo was one of the first African men to own land in the colonies. Kearns also discovered he is the great-great-great-great-great grandson of Johannes Schmierer, who immigrated from central Europe to North America in 1755,... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

12 Feb 2024
News

Dale LeFebvre to Receive Horatio Alger Award

Dale LeFebvre (MBA 1998), founder and executive chairman of 3.5.7.11 Investments, was recently named by the nonprofit Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans as a recipient of the 2024 Horatio Alger Award. For more than 75 years, the award has been... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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About - Global

Turkish teachers receive HBS training and 12 HBS faculty spend time in Turkey to assist teaching there. 1951 HBS helps to found American Universities Field Staff (AUFS), a nonprofit that sends correspondents around the world to conduct... View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

American chemical industries until the 1970s, when the two German firms diverged from their American counterparts in using public relations strategies not only to contain fallout from criticism, but also as... View Details

18 Jul 2023
News

The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

What are your long-term goals? I want Forby to make movies that draw people back to theaters. Ultimately, there will be a resurgence in moviegoing. The stat from the 1950s (when 80% of Americans went to the movies at least weekly) might... View Details

Keywords: Robert Bochnak

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

success within a black economy, which developed in response to the nation's rise of two worlds of race." 4 African Americans who attended HBS during this time went on to make significant contributions in... View Details

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About the Project - Creating Emerging Markets

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies , the Harvard University Center for African Studies , and the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University to identify new... View Details

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HBS - Key Metrics

34% US Race / Ethnicity 1 American Indian / Alaska Native 0% 0% 0% 0% Asian 24% 19% 17% 21% Black / African American 12% 11% 9% 7% Hispanic / Latino / Latinx 11% 9% 11% 8%... View Details

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AASU50 - Alumni

Programs & Events Programs & Events AASU50 Home African Americans at HBS AASU50 Materials Related Content In Their Own Words In April 2018, the Harvard Business School community was invited to mark the 50th... View Details

28 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

guest. In a related paper, researchers found that African American hosts in New York City typically charged less than other hosts on the platform for similar listings. "The research demonstrates that... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

24 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience

Business Administration degree to further my aspirations of becoming an influential leader in African American society. I am grateful to Harvard Business School for providing me with this opportunity to... View Details

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Partners - Case Method Project

23 Jamila Buchanan Washington Leadership Academy Washington, DC Subjects: Literature Studio DC 4 of 23 Matthew Burgoyne Wilson High School Washington, DC DC 5 of 23 Nicole Butler Coolidge High School Washington, DC Subjects: Government, View Details

24 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks

crisis. Now, we have a new exemplar: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson. His response to the eviction of two African American men from a Starbucks store in Philadelphia will define for today’s leaders how to... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Technology; Food & Beverage

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