In 2021, Simone Biles withdrew from five event finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She was experiencing the “twisties,” a mental block causing gymnasts to lose track of their body positions. The face of the…
The California State Senate has recently passed three reparations bills as part of a broader legislative effort to provide restitution to descendants of slaves. The bills, authored by Democratic State Senator Steven Bradford, will create…
After leaving high school at the age of 16, Raynell Steward, also known as Wuzzam Supa or Supa Cent, developed a strong work ethic. She persuaded her aunt to hire her at an aquarium and…
Cynthia Bowman has recently been appointed as Apple‘s new Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity. She is the fourth person to step into the role and takes over from Barbara Whye, who plans to retire…
Peggy Marie Alford is a highly accomplished executive who was most recently the Executive Vice President, Global Sales at PayPal. She oversaw the global sales and distribution of PayPal’s products and services and led the…
It is perhaps an indictment of a system where we can only greet anecdotes and isolated successes with glee. But on the brighter side, the progress of Black men and women in corporate America is…
Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and founder and owner of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, and remarkably, the third richest Black woman in the United States. The entertainment and hospitality magnate…
Celebrities, athletes, musicians rappers, and actors lose their money so often that it is no longer shocking. But bouncing back from the ruin, more so in a completely different industry is rare. Stanley Kirk Burrell,…
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