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Race at Work

Jun 30, 2021

Imagine a world in which Black business owners achieved economic parity, receiving the same funding as other founders. That, alone, would create 615,000 new Black-led workplaces, according to a new report from the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility.

That report examines the racial gaps that exist across the...


Jun 23, 2021

Anne Chow is the first woman of color to be the CEO in AT&T’s history. She’s been with the company for over 30 years and throughout her career, she’s made it a point to have difficult conversations about race, equity, and inclusion at work.

She tells host Porter Braswell that unconscious bias is at the root of a...


Jun 16, 2021

Stephen Satterfield is a food writer and the founder of Whetstone Magazine, the only Black-owned, print-based food publication in the U.S. He’s also the host of the hit new Netflix show, “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America.”

Satterfield talks about the power of sharing Black...


Jun 9, 2021

How should organizations support employees who experience racist incidents in their personal lives and how can those kinds of experiences affect their work?

In December 2020, jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold and his teenage son, who are Black, were attacked by a white woman who falsely accused Harrold’s son of stealing...


Jun 2, 2021

In every workplace there are leaders who can hold management accountable and speak to injustices happening inside – and outside – of their workplace. Even in industries dominated by people of color, like the NBA, there can still be issues of representation in management.

CJ McCollum plays for the Portland...