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As DEI faces a continuous wave of challenges, the event presents sessions on latest developments for CDOs and a special salute to leading champions of inclusion NEW YORK, June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — BLACK ENTERPRISE, the No. 1 Black digital media brand, will host its second annual Chief Diversity Officer Summit & Honors Tuesday, June 11 at the stunning private event space Guastavino’s in New York City. This groundbreaking event will recognize outstanding leaders who drive corporate DEI. It is also designed to offer a forum to spark robust conversations on the status of policies to expand diverse talent at a time when such practices have faced…
Happy Hues Company diapers are expanding nationwide with Target. Congrats to The Happy Hues Company, the Black-mom-owned and inclusivity-centered baby essentials brand that just embarked on a national retail expansion with Target. Announced on Aug. 26, the purpose-driven baby brand marked a milestone with its first national retail expansion and introduction of new product offerings. The major retail partnership comes just 18 months after Happy Hues made its launch into the $88 billion baby and toddler care industry with its unisex shea butter-infused diapers designed with hyper-dry absorption technology. Made to offer a snug, comfortable fit, Happy Hues diapers and pull-ups feature a double…
(WBFF) — Governor Wes Moore. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Representative Steny Hoyer, and the U.S. Department of Treasury announced a $10 million federal grant awarded to the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to support small businesses in the community. “Turning an idea into a job-creator takes time, money, and support. By working together across the state and federal levels, we are helping entrepreneurs and small business owners access all three. Maryland is grateful for the strong leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, as we continue moving in partnership to make our state more competitive and leave no one behind,” Gov. Moore said. This…
Even though she works in the bluest of cities in the bluest of states, Taffi Ayodele sees how it’s still a struggle for women and minorities in small companies to demonstrate their financial skills to large asset managers. “It’s actually more challenging than you think,” said Ayodele, director of diversity, equity and inclusion and emerging manager strategy for the Bureau of Asset Management in the New York City comptroller’s office. The bureau handles investments for the five independent pension funds in the $270.5 billion New York City Retirement Systems. “It’s harder than it should be,” said Ayodele, who joined the comptroller’s…
As counsel at Ares Management, Juan Gonzalez leverages his diverse background and immigrant roots to drive success in the alternative investment space uan Gonzalez spent the first year of his life in Cuba before he and his family immigrated to south Florida. His family and community inspired him to excel at every opportunity presented to him—including baseball, an early passion. Gonzalez’s Cuban roots helped plant the seed that would eventually blossom into his successful legal career. “As someone proud of his Cuban heritage and who experienced the law in the US from the perspective of an immigrant and political refugee, I…
Winsome Earle-Sears is looking to make history in Virginia again. Virginia’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears has officially launched her campaign for governor, NBC News reports. Earle-Sears’ documents were accepted by the Virginia Department of Elections on Sept. 4 in order for her to earn the party’s nomination in 2025. The current GOP governor, Glenn Youngkin, can’t seek re-election. The Old Dominion state is the only one that limits governors to run for consecutive terms. As the first Black woman to hold office in the state’s lengthy history, Earle-Sears is the first Republican to officially enter the race for the party’s…
Four of the businesses hail from the Denver metro area. DENVER — Five small businesses in Colorado rose to the top out of thousands of applicants vying to be named best in the nation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Washington D.C.-based business organization announced an inaugural list of 100 small businesses last week that it calls the “best and brightest in America.” The list, dubbed the CO-100 in a nod to the Chamber’s digital platform for small businesses, analyzed 14,000 applications from small and mid-sized companies nationwide. More than half (64%) generated $1 million or more in revenue…
The Syracuse and Georgetown alum will begin her new role on Sept. 16. The Newark Regional Business Partnership has marked the historic appointment of a Black woman as its president and CEO. Ferlanda Fox Nixon will take over the position from Chip Hallock, who served as CEO for 25 years. According to Mosaic, Hallock spoke of his successor’s aptitude for the role in a statement released on Sept. 3. “It is a pleasure to have Ferlanda take the reins,” expressed Hallock, who announced his retirement in April. “She is the consummate professional, and I am confident that she will successfully execute and expand…
Hispanic Lifestyle is pleased to honor theatre director, advocate, educator, and arts administrator Mino Lora as a Latina of Influence. Ms. Lora will be recognized for her leadership in our community during Hispanic Lifestyle’s Connecting Latinas of Influence | Bronx, New York to be held on September 24, 2024. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Mino Lora has been living and working as a theatre director, advocate, educator, and arts administrator in NYC since 2000. Mino has worked with young people in New York, South Africa, and the Dominican Republic with People’s Theatre Project, Global Camps Africa, Theatre Development Fund,…
It may surprise you to learn that online communication where we can talk in groups, solicit opinions, answer questions, etc. (like social media), has roots that go back over 40 years to the online bulletin boards that formed in the early days of the internet. Even then, and ever since, we humans have used these platforms to interact, and, yes, to compliment and complain about each other. What in days of yore was word of mouth has become world of mouth, and it doesn’t matter if you are in the room at this particular party or not; people will talk about you.…