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- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
officer at Chemical Bank in New York, he began to notice a disturbing phenomenon among the media: a lack of balanced journalism relating to African Americans. The idea of starting a magazine dedicated to issues affecting young View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 28 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 28
unsure whether America was ready to elect its first African American President. It also explores how President Obama was able to gain support from the American people despite... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
positions ranged from lawyer, judge, preacher, entrepreneur to the first African American commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and to the head of the National Association for the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
United States indicate that by age nine, African American and Hispanic students are 20 to 30 points below proficient cut off scores in math and reading. The high-school graduation rate in the 50 largest US... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5
for predominantly white spaces is still not enough to keep Black people safe – and there isn’t a job title or degree in the world that can protect Black communities from institutionalized and systemic racism. Members of the HBS African... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
in Johannesburg. They also drew on the vast experience of Caroline Elkins, Harvard University professor of History and African American Studies and a visiting professor at HBS, and Hakeem Belo-Osagie (MBA... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
African studies, in 1997, when she took a position as an internal auditor with Catholic Relief Services. In that capacity, she and her team conducted thorough reviews of the agency’s health, agriculture, and micro-enterprise programs in... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
Walmart to an African hand pump, a New York City park, and the B-17 bomber), the book explains why including the customer is an essential ingredient of success for any team, company, or organization. The Moses Virus by Jack Hyland (MBA... View Details
- 06 Sep 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?
an issue. In the case of Frazier, another of his board members, Leslie Brun, suggested that his race had something to do with how strongly he felt about acting. As Brun put it, “As you can imagine, as the only African View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the PRIDE Club
engagement. On-campus advocacy: Work with DEI Council and the Student Association on initiatives including additional gender-neutral Bathrooms and LGBTQ+ case protagonists as well as build relationships with adjacent communities (e.g., Harvard Undergrad BGLTQ Business... View Details
- Web
2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
program director of the National Black Women’s Health Project. One of the first African American women to direct a rape crisis center, Loretta was the third Executive Director of the D.C. Rape Crisis Center.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
technology, financial services, security, and Web services. The worst of the media industry’s recession may be over. The popularity of integrating various media properties (e.g., AOL Time Warner) appears to be waning. Latin American... View Details
- 12 May 2023
- Blog Post
Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women's Student Association (WSA)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Team We understand that intersectionality is important. Our DEI team works across the club to make sure we are accounting for all forms of representation, not just gender. The team also works with other student organizations, such... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 13 May 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #5: Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Entrepreneur, Leader
free energy. As exciting as Heliogen’s technology sounded, it paled in comparison to the story of Phyllis Newhouse herself, the first African American female CEO to ring the bell at the New York Stock... View Details
- Web
Black History Month | Baker Library
in 1908. Agents of Change: The Founding and Impact of the African-American Student Union Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the African-American Student Union, Agents of Change examines the African View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
working to support our economies. Click on the images below to learn about a few, then help us complete our list by using the comments to recommend other inspired alumni ideas. Guilt-free holiday jewels Open the world to disabled travelers Supporting View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
for predominantly white spaces is still not enough to keep Black people safe – and there isn’t a job title or degree in the world that can protect Black communities from institutionalized and systemic racism. Members of the HBS African... View Details
- Profile
Damali Brown
seize the initiative." Putting her beliefs into action, Damali recognized a need for the African American Student Union (AASU) to engage with black students in other business schools and other Harvard... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School
a former visiting lecturer at HBS, consulted on the endeavor. Its subsequent report was authored by AASU founding member E. Theodore Lewis Jr. (MBA '69). COGME funded the educational endeavors of nearly two thousand African View Details
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
effects.“At CrossBoundary we are helping African companies to grow, mature, and access capital, as well as helping American and other companies navigate African investment... View Details