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- 05 May 2020
- News
African American Inequality in the United States
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Tech
The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to second year, and beyond graduation. Here we... View Details
- 29 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise
The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and beyond graduation.... View Details
- 19 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS African American Student Union Leadership
Founded in 1968 by five Black students at Harvard Business School, the African American Student Union (AASU) is a vibrant and inclusive community for all Black students at HBS, embracing diverse backgrounds,... View Details
- June 2019
- Case
The National Museum of African American History and Culture and Lonnie Bunch
By: Steven Rogers and Derrick Jackson
Lonnie Bunch creates the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) with only half the federal support given to the first 17 Smithsonian historical or zoological institutions. Bunch, to borrow from the African American experience of creating “a... View Details
Keywords: Museums; Fundraising; Arts; Buildings and Facilities; Ethnicity; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategy; Marketing; Success; Leadership; Entrepreneurship
Rogers, Steven, and Derrick Jackson. "The National Museum of African American History and Culture and Lonnie Bunch." Harvard Business School Case 319-104, June 2019.
- 02 Aug 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Discrimination, Disenfranchisement and African American WWII Military Enlistment
Keywords: by Nancy Qian and Marco Tabellini
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
African American Alumni Association: Third Annual Alumni Conference
"Conquering the Changing Economy: Setting a New Agenda" will be the theme of this year's HBS African American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) conference. The third annual event -- to be held October 68 at the... View Details
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
of African American artists,” she says. Over time, Joyner’s collecting has evolved to include pieces by mid-career American artists such as Mark Bradford, Glenn Ligon, Julie... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- February 2017
- Case
Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee
By: Steven Rogers and Alterrell Mills
The case highlights the role of minority chambers of commerce and the background of Eve Hall, a well-regarded multi-sector leader asked to revive Wisconsin's African-American chamber. This case study examines the lending options that a minority chamber of commerce... View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Business Plan; Change Management; Demographics; Diversity Characteristics; Ethnicity Characteristics; Race Characteristics; Investment Fund; Cost Of Capital; Banks And Banking; Micro Finance; Interest Rates; Business Or Company Management; Management Styles; Management Succession; Mission And Purpose; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Leadership Change; Business And Community Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Wealth And Poverty; Organizations; Diversity; Ethnicity; Race; Small Business; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Decision Choices and Conditions; Employment Industry; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry; Service Industry; United States; Wisconsin
Rogers, Steven, and Alterrell Mills. "Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee." Harvard Business School Case 317-076, February 2017.
- September 2016
- Background Note
A Brief History of African American Leaders in Unions and the Labor Movement
By: Steven Rogers and Mercer Cook
This historically focused background note highlights the role of African American Labor Leaders in both the Labor Movement and the Civil Rights Movement. In doing so, it attempts to both highlight these noteworthy individuals and demonstrate the innate connection... View Details
Keywords: Wages; Working Conditions; Political History; Social History; Economic History; Business History; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Labor And Management Relations; Social Issues; Culture; Equality And Inequality; Rights; Leading Change; Race; Civil Society or Community; Labor Unions
Rogers, Steven, and Mercer Cook. "A Brief History of African American Leaders in Unions and the Labor Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 317-004, September 2016.
- July 2017
- Teaching Note
Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee
By: Steven Rogers and Alterrell Mills
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
Clubs News Clubs News Harvard Business School is in the midst of a year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the African American Student Union (AASU50), with a wide range of events... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Apr 2016
- News
First African American Woman to Receive Harvard MBA Talks Power of Persistence, Resilience, and Courage
(Image: Cathy Walsh) (Image: Cathy Walsh) The first African American woman to earn an MBA at Harvard Business School, Lillian Lincoln Lambert (MBA 1969) attended the School at a time when women weren’t... View Details
- Article
Success Comes From Affirming Your Potential
By: Laura Morgan Roberts and Anthony Mayo
Morgan Roberts, Laura, and Anthony Mayo. "Success Comes From Affirming Your Potential." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 20, 2019).
- May 2011
- Article
Race at the Top: How Companies Shape the Inclusion of African Americans on Their Boards in Response to Institutional Pressures
By: Clayton S. Rose and William T. Bielby
Drawing on institutionalist theory, we conceptualize the racial composition of the boards of directors of large American companies as shaped in response to social and political norms. We use new longitudinal and cross-sectional data to test hypotheses about factors... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Governing and Advisory Boards; Race; Mathematical Methods; Government and Politics; Public Ownership; United States
Rose, Clayton S., and William T. Bielby. "Race at the Top: How Companies Shape the Inclusion of African Americans on Their Boards in Response to Institutional Pressures." Social Science Research 40, no. 3 (May 2011): 841–859.
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
Helping Young African MBAs Go Home
listed.” The group also helps would-be business students apply to American schools. “Part of what we do is purely applications, helping to improve representation of Africans in business school,” Igun says.... View Details