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Apr 2020 | COVID-19: Investing in black lives and livelihoods - McKinsey
Category: Culture & Society
Tag: Education, Entrepreneurism, Financial Services, Healthcare, Workforce
Feb 2020 | The case for accelerating financial inclusion in black communities - McKinsey
Category: Diversity & Inclusion, Employment
Tag: Financial Services, Research
Oct 2019 | The future of work in black America - McKinsey
Category:Diversity & Inclusion, Employment
Tag: Career, Diversity
Sept 2019 | It's in the Bag. Black Consumers' Path to Purchase - Nielsen
Category: Culture & Society
Tag: Consumer Products
Feb 2019 | Job Market Trends: Five Hiring
Disruptions to Watch in 2019 - Glassdoor
Category: Diversity, Employment
Tag: Diversity, Research, Workforce
Feb 2019 | Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education: A Status Report - ACE
Category: Employment
Tag: Research
Jan 2019 | America's Best Employers For Diversity 2019 - Forbes
Category: Diversity
Tag: Diversity, Recruiting, Workforce
Dec 2018 | Job Market Trends: Five Hiring Disruptions to Watch in 2019 - Glassdoor
Category: Diversity & Inclusion, Employment
Tag: Diversity, Workforce
Oct 2018 | San Francisco Area Economic Summary - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economics, Employment
Oct 2018 | The evolving boardroom: Signs of change - PWC
Category: Employment
Tag: Diversity, Research
Oct 2018 | State of Salaries Report - Hired.com
Tech
Sept 2018 | Bay Area GDP Surges in 2017, Now World's 18th Largest Economy - Bay Area Council Economic Institute
Employment, Economics
Sept 2018 | Rebooting Representation - Pivotal Ventures, McKinsey&Company
Tech, Women
Sep 2018 | Being Watched at Work - SimplyHired
Employment, Digital
Sep 2018 | U.S. Workers Hit the Road - Commute • Data Tables - Robert Half
Employment
Sept 2018 | From Consumers to Creators: The Digital Lives of Black Consumers - Nielsen
Consumers, Tech
Sept 2018 | Oakland Undergoes Construction Boom - Oakland Magazine
Construction, Economics, Oakland
Aug 2018 | Diversity and Inclusion Index - Thomson Reuters
Diversity
July 2018 | Bay Area economy growing nearly twice as fast as rest of U.S. - San Francisco Chronicle
Economics
July 2018 | BE Registry of Black Corporate Board Directors - Black Enterprise
Board, Diversity
July 2018 | African American Employment - BlackDemographics.com
Employment
July 2018 | Continuing Growth and Unparalleled Innovation - Bay Area Council Economic Institute
Economics, Income
July 2018 | African American Unemployment - BlackDemographics.com
Employment
June 2018 | Google diversity annual report 2018 - Google
Diversity, Tech
May 2018 | Removing Barriers to Ethnic and Racial Diversity in the Financial Planning Profession - Center for Financial Planning
Financial Services, Diversity
May 2018 | Powering the Digital Revolution - State of Black America, National Urban League
March 2018 | Black and Hispanic underrepresentation in tech: It’s time to change the equation - Brookings Institution
Tech, Diversity
Feb 2018 | Facts for Features: National African-American (Black) History Month: February 2018 - U.S. Census Bureau
Feb 2018 | 5 facts about blacks in the U.S. - Pew Research
Jan 2018 | Delivering through Diversity - McKinsey & Company
Diversity, Employment
2018 | The Multicultural Economy - Selig Center ($$$)
2018 | The Deloitte Millennial Survey 2018 - Deloitte
Millennial, Business, Employment
2018 | America's Best Employers for Diversity - Forbes
Diversity, Employment
Dec 2017 | Reaching Black Women across media platforms - Nielsen
Women, Media
Dec 2017 | Trends in Management Representation of Minorities and Women and Diversity Practices, 2007-2015 - GAO
Financial Services, Diversity
Dec 2017 | African American Women: Our science, her magic - Nielsen
Consumers, Women
April 2017 | African American Health Engagement Study - HunterMiller Group
Diversity, Healthcare
2017 | 2017 board diversity survey: Seeing is believing - Deloitte
Boards, Diversity
Dec 2016 | Breaking myths around Black Millennials Part 1 (video) - Nielsen
Millennial
Dec 2016 | Breaking myths around Black Millennials Part 2 (video) - Nielsen
Millennial
Sept 2016 | African-Americans: Demographic and Consumer Spending Trends, 10th Edition ($) - Nielsen
Millennial, Digital
Oct 2016 | Young, Connected and Black - Nielsen
Millennial, Digital
Oct 2016 | Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland - Ideas
Diversity, Healthcare
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The Case for Accelerating Financial Inclusion in Black Communities
- McKinsey
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Younger, College-educated Black Americans are Most Likely to Feel Need to "Code-switch'
- Pew Research
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78% of the Unemployed Believe It’s Temporary. History disagrees
- Fast Company
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May 2020 | 78% of the unemployed believe it’s temporary. History disagrees - Fast Company
Category: Employment
Tags: Jobs, Food, COVID-19
Apr 2020 | Surviving COVID-19: How to be seen as an essential worker by your employer - Black Enterprise
Financial Services, Diversity
Feb 2020 | Most black adults say race is central to their identity and feel connected to a broader black community - Pew Research
Financial Services, Diversity
Sept 2019 | Younger, college-educated black Americans are most likely to feel need to ‘code-switch’ - Pew Research
Category: Diversity, Culture & Society
Tag: Workforce
Feb 2019 | Five Takeaways From The ACE Report On Race And Ethnicity In Higher Education - Forbes
Category: Leadership
Tag: Diversity, Education, Leadership, Research

Nov 2018 | Fostering Innovation Through a Diverse Workforce - Forbes
Category: Diversity
Tag: Diversity, Research

Oct 2018 | What Role Does Political Correctness Play In Corporate Board Diversity? - Forbes
Category: Employment, Leadership
Tag: Diversity, Leadership, Research
Oct 2018 | Diversity Boosts Profits In Venture Capital Firms - Forbes
Category: Leadership
Tag: Diversity, Research, Venture Capital
Oct 2018 | The Striking Effects of Diversity in Health Care: Improving Patient Outcomes - Medical Bag
Healthcare, Diversity
Oct 2018 | Research: When Boards Broaden Their Definition of Diversity, Women and People of Color Lose Out - Harvard Business Review
Diversity
Oct 2018 | Netflix Is No. 1 Company Techies Want to Work For, Survey Finds - Variety
Technology, Employment
Sept 2018 | Melinda Gates New Research Reveals Alarming Diversity Numbers - Wired
Diversity, Women
Sep 2018 | Nearly One-Quarter Of Workers Have Left A Job Due To A Bad Commute, According To Robert Half Survey, SF 4th - Robert Half
Employment
Sept 2018 | Diversity study examines low numbers of African-Americans in insurance - Business Insurance
Financial Services, Diversity
Sept 2018 | Power in the Boardroom: Registry of Black Corporate Board Members [2018] - Black Enterprise
Boards, Diversity
Sept 2018 | Thomson Reuters D&I Index Ranks the 2018 Top 100 Most Diverse & Inclusive Organizations Globally - Thomson Reuters
Diversity
Sept 2018 | Nielsen examines the digital habits and impact of Black consumers - Nielsen
Consumers, Tech
Aug 2018 | Our Steps Forward: Collaborating to Address the Unique Health Needs of African Americans - Pfizer
Healthcare
Aug 2018 | US cities where incomes are growing at the fastest pace - USA Today
Income
June 2018 | Google's Latest Report Shows It Still Hasn't Fixed Its Diversity Problem - Fortune
Diversity, Tech
May 2018 | New Research by CFP Board Center for Financial Planning Explores Lack of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Financial Planning Profession - Center for Financial Planning
Financial Services, Diversity
April 2018 | Black employees in the service industry pay an emotional tax at work - The Conversation
Services, Diversity
Feb 2018 | Black Impact: Consumer categories where African americans move markets - Nielsen
Consumers
Feb 2018 | African American organizations to know - Diversity Best Practices
Organizations, Networking
Feb 2018 | 5 eye-opening statistics about minorities in tech - TechRepublic
Tech, Diversity
Mar 2018 | CFP Board Center for Financial Planning Announces New Diversity Advisory Group - Cision PR Newswire
Financial Services, Diversity
Dec 2017 | Decline in hiring of Black managers in financial services industry "unacceptable" says Maxine Waters - Black Enterprise
Financial Services, Diversity
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