Each year during Black History Month, our favorite news programs and our newsfeeds shift focus to highlight the achievements of prominent African Americans throughout history. However, these clips and posts often center around the same small cluster of investors, activists, and entrepreneurs—Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Harriet Tubman, etc. While their contributions are most certainly […]
Officially, the birth of social media can be traced back to a site called Six Degrees, which was founded in 1997. From there, sites like LiveJournal, MySpace, and eventually Facebook became our primary means of keeping in touch with the friends, family, and celebs we cared about. But now, social media has become more than […]
Get Out is arguably the biggest movie phenomenon of 2017. The film raked in $175 million at the domestic box office, and comedian Jordan Peele became the first African-American director to surpass the $100 million mark with his first feature. Not to mention, the film was a social media phenomenon spawning numerous challenges, memes, and […]
Hollywood has faced a tremendous amount of scrutiny in recent years for its lack of diversity. Though this year’s Emmys offered a glimmer of hope for women and creators of color, there’s still a long road ahead for LGBTQ representation. According to GLAAD’s most recent “Where We Are on TV” report, an annual analysis of […]
For the last few years, Hollywood has been taken to task for its lack of diversity. Perhaps the most stinging critique came via the popular Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. But if the 69th Annual Emmy Awards were any indication, the barometer is starting to slide in the right direction. The ceremony, which took place September 17, […]
Understanding regional markets and cultural differences are 2 key aspects when opening the doors of your business overseas. Find out more about how to succeed and note the 5 vital keys. Starting a new business is an exciting endeavor, but there are several factors that you should take into consideration if you are planning to […]
Diversity has been a professional buzzword for decades now, and as a response, most companies have instituted some form of mandatory diversity training. However, despite the big push from corporate America, in many cases, this training isn’t working. In a study of 829 U.S. companies over three decades, Harvard Business Review reports that diversity training […]
