The full potential of boys and young men of color remains unrealized. Boys of color are far less likely to enter kindergarten with the basic language and literacy skills that are necessary for success. Disproportionate numbers of African American young men are involved in the criminal...
A comprehensive analysis of the technology industry has, using data from LinkedIn, confirmed that the sector faces significant challenges when it comes to gender diversity. Recruitment consultants Davidson Technology undertook a study of LinkedIn professional profiles, and found that only 14 percent of executive roles in...
CBC Laser Focused on Tech Hiring. Last year Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. waged a widely publicized push to expose the number of minorities employees working at major tech firms. After successfully convincing initially reluctant executives at Google to reveal their diversity data, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon...
eBay has hired Damien Hooper-Campbell to serve as eBay’s first Chief Diversity Officer. Damien brings to this role deep expertise in Diversity and Inclusion and experience spanning the technology industry, finance sector and academia. He will be responsible for leading eBay’s Diversity and...
John Henry, 23, is running a non-profit business accelerator in New York City called Cofound Harlem. It’s free for companies who make it into the program. They get mentoring and $50,000 worth of in-kind services like legal and accounting help, email marketing tools and cloud...