falsely painting it as favoritism for Black Americans. Yet, according to experts and multiple studies, white women have long been the ones gaining the most from these very initiatives.
Two Black women breaking barriers in the corporate world, Polished Consulting is redefining organizational performance in the corporate world by bridging effective leadership and wellness. Founded by Sherica Hymes and led alongside Roquita Coleman-Williams, this boutique consulting firm guides every member of the team, from an executive to an employee, to redirect their clients to success.
As AI and technology continue to reshape our world, alarming disparities remain in gender and racial representation – Black women hold 2% of technology roles and women earn only 18% of new computer science degrees. Dedicated to changing this, Black Girls Code, in partnership with GoldieBlox, has launched a new season of Code Along Jr., an initiative designed to empower the next generation of technologists with the skills and confidence needed to thrive in a field where Black women have long been underrepresented.
Black Professionals Network (BPN) Los Angeles Chapter held its annual Black Men in Excellence Mixer on Feb. 21, at The Gathering Spot.
Celebrity hairstylist Tiffanie Dixon grew up mingling with young Hollywood while attending Beverly Hills High School, but for lessons in glamour, fashion and style, she drove to the Crenshaw District, where she later enrolled at the historic Universal College of Beauty. Dixon would go on to become Whitney Houston’s longtime hair stylist, graduating in the same 1991 class with Kim Kimble, whose work with stars like Beyoncé led to her own multi-season reality TV show. For four generations, over nearly 100 years, the family-owned Universal College of Beauty has turned out star stylists and beauty gurus by teaching the art of