Google Is Hiring More Black People But Struggling to Retain Them

Google reported its best year yet for hiring Black employees, but rising departures of the same group highlights a risk to the company’s plan to double its Black workforce. The company said 8.8% of Google’s U.S. hires were...

African-Americans in the American Workforce

As part of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) year-long 50th anniversary celebration, the...

Corporate America promised to get more diverse. But it’s still mostly White women making gains

The level of diversity on America’s biggest corporate boards has never been higher. But it’s still far from...

YouTube Video: 5 Black Women Describe How They Got Jobs Abroad

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YouTube Video: 5 Black Women Describe How They Got Jobs Abroad

5 Black Women Share How They Got Their Remote Jobs | Black Women Abroad | How these women became remote workers by asking their current employer if they could go remote...

The best companies to work for as rated by Black employees

Black employees at Apple, Bank of America, Capital One and Starbucks give high marks to the workplace culture at the companies, according to a report from Glassdoor that offers a...

Why many Black employees don’t want to return to the office

Tennessee mom Ashley Brooks enjoys working in tech support at a Nashville firm, in large part because the job has been remote since the coronavirus pandemic erupted. But with her...

Black workers face two of the most lethal preexisting conditions for coronavirus—racism and economic inequality

“We’re all in this together” has become a rallying cry during the coronavirus pandemic. While it is true that COVID-19 has affected everyone in some way, the magnitude and...

Women, Blacks And Hispanics Find Uptick In New Jobs Through Coursera’s Upskilling, Degree Programs

While we were worried about the virus outbreak, the world changed. It felt like businesses, work and personal lives transformed overnight and pushed us hard into the future. We...

Career Karma is the easiest way to find a job training program online.

Career Karma is the easiest way to find a job training program online. We help over 1 million workers navigate their careers every month through advice and coaching. By offering...

The OneTen initiative is partnering with Guild Education to upskill Black Americans

I’ve written here before about the OneTen initiative, a coalition of companies pulled together by former American Express CEO Ken Chenault and former Merck CEO Ken Frazier to...

Guild Education and OneTen Partner to Expand Access to Education and Upskilling for Black Talent Across the Country

Guild Education, the leading education and upskilling platform for America’s workforce, today announced a talent development partnership with OneTen, a coalition of leading...

Blacks in the labor force

February is Black History Month, when we celebrate the contributions of Blacks or African Americans. In 2016, Blacks accounted for nearly 1 out of 8 people in the labor force. And...

Companies still aren’t hiring Black men, despite 10.6 million open jobs in the US. It’s costing the economy $50 billion.

Despite a nationwide cry for workers, businesses aren’t hiring Black men — and it’s costing the country billions of dollars, according to a new study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).  The unemployment rate for Black men remains high: 7.3%...

Google Is Hiring More Black People But Struggling to Retain Them

Google reported its best year yet for hiring Black employees, but rising departures of the same group highlights a risk to the company’s...

African-Americans in the American Workforce

As part of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) year-long 50th anniversary celebration, the agency has...