African-Americans - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
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Carmichael Roberts: To Create a Private Equity Firm?

By: Steven Rogers and Kenneth J. Cooper

Carmichael Roberts, a rare African-American venture capitalist, considered leaving his general partnership in a private equity firm near Boston and setting up his own in 2015. He weighed whether the timing was right, with the economy still not fully recovered from the... View Details

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24 Oct 2023
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From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing company. Breedlove chased growth, picking up and moving first to Denver, then to Pittsburgh, then to Indianapolis. Her strategy: Look for locations where she could tap into vibrant African-American... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Influence: High 1900 19 8.8 million immigrants arrive throughout decade Cities expand Population grows from 76 to 92 million Rural Free Delivery routes added Influence: Medium 10 1910 19 Anti-immigration sentiment peaks during WWI Great Migration begins as View Details

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About | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

holds a B.S. in Communications from Boston University, with a minor in African-American Studies. Our History INITIATIVES focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry to solve alone. View Details

16 Oct 2023
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Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

2020, Delta’s plans looked promising. It was the first airline to headline the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with Bastian as the headline speaker. He was joined on stage by Nicole Jones, the African-American Director of... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation

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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 anniversary of the founding of the View Details

17 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men

branch manager or executive roles within a firm, women and men were held to the same standards and punished in comparable ways. The researchers observed the same phenomenon with racial minorities, with African-American men punished more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

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Doctoral 100 Years - Doctoral

Science (DCS) is renamed to the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA). 1955 First Black Student Graduates with DBA Degree Harding B. Young becomes the first African-American student to earn the DBA degree. Young went on to work in... View Details

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

Johnson and Monroe Davis Dowling were deeply felt in both the private and public sectors. From 1915 to the founding of the African-American Student Union in 1968, however, fewer than 50 African American students had attended HBS. Norris... View Details

12 Oct 2021
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Apollo Hires Legendary Banker Bill Lewis (MBA 1982) to Boost Top Ranks

article announcing the move in Bloomberg. Before that, he spent 24 years at Morgan Stanley, becoming the firm's first African-American managing director in 1989. Lewis was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Harvard Management... View Details

19 Apr 2010
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The History of Beauty

respect. The cast of influential and colorful characters includes Madam C.J. Walker, the daughter of former slaves in Louisiana who developed a system for straightening African-American hair, which was so successful that she ranks as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

25 Jun 2020
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Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Office of Senator Wendy Davis, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs HBS ACTIVITIES Black New Venture Competition Co-Director, Women in Investing Club Board Member, African-American Student Union Maren Quezada “I came from a background... View Details

11 Oct 2023
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Soldier On

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details

22 Sep 2023
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Capital Connection

in terms of access to capital: women-owned businesses; operators of color from African-American and Hispanic communities; and military veterans. We’re really trying to shine a light on the groups that are often quietly overlooked by big... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Real Estate

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

so, they’re transforming the area’s culture and potentially increasing its desirability, he says. “There was an African-American gentleman who moved from the Bronx, New York, to Tulsa. He's a remote worker, and in his spare time, he's... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

28 Jul 2020
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Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

essential to evaluate methods for measuring discrimination and associated design changes over time. About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and social media editor for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: RyanJLane] Related Reading Airbnb Hosts... View Details

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

08 Nov 2023

Student Reflections: Diversity at HBS

Co-hosted by the African-American Student Union (AASU) and Latino Student Organization (LASO), this webinar is an opportunity for prospective college students to learn more about the MBA program and the diverse community at HBS. This... View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

as African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 Population of urban centers overtakes that of rural communities Tight immigration restrictions Increase in divorce rates Influence:... View Details

23 May 2018
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Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

on Wall Street. “That was my introduction to finance and the MBA degree,” she says, noting that back in Cambridge, she began crossing the river to study at Baker Library and attended a conference organized by HBS’s African-American... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

fellowship funding, and more. 1978 The George P. Baker Minority Fellowship is established to honor Dean Baker’s contributions to increasing African Americans’ access and admission to graduate business schools, and specifically to HBS, during the 1960s when the View Details

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