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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Hair Today
When Britney Winters (MBA 2016) tuned in to this year’s Super Bowl, she was more focused on the halftime show than the game itself. When that moment came, Winters watched as Grammy Award–winning singer Mary J. Blige rocked 40 cascading inches of wavy golden hair—a... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
When it comes to climate change, companies must prepare now
Climate change is a fact of life, and it’s playing an increasing role in business competition. Forest L. Reinhardt, the John D. Black Professor of Business Administration, advises companies to adjust and adapt to a carbon-constrained... View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
of black alumni; an academic symposium in March 2018; a Baker Library exhibit focused on the history of African Americans at HBS and a permanent HBS African American archive at Baker Library; a documentary film featuring prominent... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
number of black students at HBS, the hiring of black faculty members, and the creation of more socially relevant electives. By establishing the African-American Student Union (AASU) in 1968, the five... View Details
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
to apply to HBS, launching a career that would include executive roles at McKinsey, Citibank, and Union Texas Petroleum, as well as board service for General Mills, Hewlett-Packard, Stanley Black & Decker, and UnitedHealth. From 1993... View Details
- 19 Apr 2021
- News
Supplier Diversity Programs Are Failing Black-Owned Businesses
- 17 May 2019
- News
Putting Value on Diversity, Inclusion, and Leadership
David Thomas is president of Morehouse College and the former H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at HBS. In this interview he reflects on his legacy as a mentor and teacher. “The most important way I think that I have made a difference is the... View Details
- 07 Aug 2018
- News
DreamBox Learning Breaks New Ground
becomes one of the only black women to have raised that much cash in private funding. According to Project Diane, just 34 black women have raised over $1 million in venture dollars. Last year, Woolley-Wilson... View Details
- 18 Jan 2018
- News
Making a Mark in Multicultural Marketing
Denmark West (MBA 1998), serve on its board of directors. Says Marmon, “I encourage black women, as they contemplate their futures, to pursue their dreams and surround themselves with people who will guide, nurture, and help them realize... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- News
Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
Clubs News Clubs News Webinars Connect Black Alumni Taking Leadership in Turbulent Times Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, a shaky economy, and racial unrest across the country, the HBS African-American Alumni Association... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
When Pamela Joyner (MBA 1984) looks at the work of artists of African descent that hang on her walls, in part, she sees her own story. “I’m interested in ensuring that artists of color are not erased from the narrative,” says the longtime arts philanthropist and... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Research Brief: The Best Medicine
As it turns out, innovation doesn’t benefit everyone equally, and a new study tries to understand how that plays out in the pharmaceutical R&D process in the United States. “The numbers are striking,” says Associate Professor Joshua Schwartzstein, pointing to the fact... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- News
Promoting Diversity at Sundance and Beyond
Brickson Diamond (MBA 1999) was in the midst of a successful career in investment management with the $1.7 trillion Capital Group Companies when he cofounded the Blackhouse Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at advancing the careers of promising View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
issues. When I watched the horrific video of George Floyd’s murder, it didn’t take me long to come to the conclusion that I needed to speak out. If not now, when? I discussed it with my family, and they encouraged me to share my views and make a call for action. As the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
officer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There had been a number of other police killings of black males leading up to that point, including Eric Garner and John Crawford, as well as 12-year-old Tamir Rice. I flew home to New York and went to... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- News
Puzzle Master
Photo via Black Enterprise Photo via Black Enterprise When kitchen goods and home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma announced its acquisition of Outward, Inc.—a leading 3-D imaging and augmented reality... View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
- News
Managing Diversity, The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations
Keywords: Racial justice
- 04 Jan 2021
- News
Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
the industry-shaping gathering. Recalling the moment in a 2017 interview with the LA Sentinel, he noted, “I was the only African American, single, and gay man in the house.” Long an advocate for expanding access and inclusion for black... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
disease are likely to multiply. If the Midwest is able to maintain its high standards for agriculture, it has an opportunity to supply the needs of growing populations in other parts of the world. The U.S. “needs a long strategy” around agriculture, View Details
Keywords: Agriculture