Francisca Francois, the CEO and founder of Aeva Beauty — a Haitian-American cosmetologist and beauty enthusiast — stepped to the plate with a determination and style that should be admired.
On July 18, EBONY Media Group announced that owner and chairwoman Eden Bridgeman Sklenar has been named Chief Executive Officer
Resilient Walker is the title of all things – Dr. Shree Walker’s book, the name of her company, as well as the word’s the educator, motivational speaker, and CEO lives by.
In 2018, St. Anne’s Family Services appointed Lorna Little, LCSW, as President/CEO making her the first African American woman and first woman to lead the non-profit in its century-long standing.
Financial Wisdom coming from Special Guest Diedra Porche, Managing Director at JP Morgan Chase’s Market Leadership Team, Los Angeles . Hosted by Danny Bakewell Jr., EVP of the Los Angeles Sentinel & LA Watts Times.
For companies that were waiting to hear from the U.S. Supreme Court before deciding whether to require vaccinations or regular coronavirus testing for workers, the next move is up to them.
Earl “Skip” Cooper II officially retired as president and chief executive officer of the Black Business Association (BBA) on December 31, but not before sharing parting words that encapsulate his unwavering dedication to the organization.
Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins and newly appointed Metro Chair Supervisor Hilda Solis outline the vision of Metro in the annual State of the Agency Address. Solis and Wiggins will be the first combination of women, as chair and CEO to concurrently serve at Metro in its 28-year history.
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“All Americans deserve equitable access to affordable housing and the physical, emotional and financial security it represents,” said Lisa Rice, CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance. “JPMorgan Chase’s new commitments will help make owning or renting a reality for more Black and Latinx families, whose housing access has been impeded by decades of systemic racism and are now disproportionately affected by the impact of COVID-19. Addressing the affordability crisis, now overlaid with the pandemic, will require many players on many fronts, and these commitments are concrete, meaningful steps in the right direction.”
“The Bloomberg campaign’s initiative is groundbreaking, and it goes to significantly increasing the economic health of African Americans by tripling their net worth,” said Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin, who co-chairs Bloomberg’s campaign. “The Bloomberg model is intentionally focused on creating a million new African American homeowners, 100,000 new African American-owned businesses, and $70 billion in federal capital to go in the 100 most challenged neighborhoods across the country.”
Stephanie Wiggins, the commuter train’s first African American CEO, shares her vision for the agency Stephanie Wiggins has always believed she could reach her goals. After all, her parents always told her, “You can do anything you want if you try.” Undergirded with that philosophy, Wiggins applied for the CEO position of the Metrolink commuter railroad in December 2018, and of course, she got it. As the first African American and first female to hold the agency’s top spot, Wiggins is well prepared to take Metrolink to the next level as a popular and viable regional transportation option. Starting
Officials at One United Bank said they are “proud to announce” the recent winners of the “I Got Bank Essay and Art Contest”. The ten awardees, ages 12 and under, each received a $1000 savings account for submitting a winning essay or piece of art on financial literacy. The contest is part of One United’s larger initiative to educate youth and adults about smart money management. OneUnited Bank also recently launched its Financial Education Center with online playlists on Financial Basics, Major Life Decisions, Starting a Career, Small Business and Preventing Elder Fraud. The winners were: Dontaye Ball Jr., 11, San Francisco, CA, Ziontaye Ball, 11, San Francisco,
Fatima Goss Graves began her tenure July 1 as CEO and president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), a preeminent organization that advances equality and opportunity for women and girls. The NWLC Board of Directors appointed Goss Graves, formerly NWLC senior vice president for the program, to her new position earlier this year. She succeeded NWLC’s founders and co-presidents Marcia D. Greenberger and Nancy Duff Campbell, who informed the NWLC Board of Directors last summer of their plan to step down after 45 years advocacy for women and girls. “The Center is committed to building on the legacy of
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