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HBO’s MoviePass documentary sheds light on Black founders written out of their own story

Streaming Lessons

 May 28, 2024 HBO’s MoviePass documentary sheds light on Black founders written out of their own story Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt founded MoviePass but eventually lost control of the company—and the narrative. Filmmaker Muta’Ali is helping them take it back. BY Joe Berkowitz Business stories involving a meteoric rise followed by a spectacular collapse naturally … Continue reading HBO’s MoviePass documentary sheds light on Black founders written out of their own story →

Jobs report shows falling unemployment rate for Black workers

Unemployment

May 03, 2024 Jobs report shows falling unemployment rate for Black workers Unemployment rates were low in April, and the unemployment gap between white and Black workers is narrowing. BY Pavithra Mohan One of the most notable findings from the jobs report released this morning is that job creation has finally slowed down, with employers adding … Continue reading Jobs report shows falling unemployment rate for Black workers →

‘These environments pit people against each other’: Playwright Ife Olujobi on being the only Black person at work

Discrimination

April 24, 2024 ‘These environments pit people against each other’: Playwright Ife Olujobi on being the only Black person at work In a new play at New York’s Public Theater, a Nigerian American writer uses surrealist drama to explore how white-dominant workplaces can alienate people of color. BY Shalene Gupta Albert Camus, the French novelist and … Continue reading ‘These environments pit people against each other’: Playwright Ife Olujobi on being the only Black person at work →

Employees have a legal right to express support for Black Lives Matter at work, thanks to the NLRB

Employee Advocacy

March 17, 2024 Employees have a legal right to express support for Black Lives Matter at work, thanks to the NLRB A year after George Floyd’s murder, a poll found that 68% of Americans thought that employees ‘should be able to discuss racial justice issues at work.’ BY The Conversation A Home Depot store violated labor … Continue reading Employees have a legal right to express support for Black Lives Matter at work, thanks to the NLRB →

AI Replaces Keywords, Gives Advertising Insight Into Black Box Data

Keyword Strategy

AI Replaces Keywords, Gives Advertising Insight Into Black Box Data by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 28, 2024 An AI-based platform built by developers at digital agency NetElixir now has the ability to verify performance by analyzing live stream data, then segmenting that data to identify high-, mid- and low-value customers based on their … Continue reading AI Replaces Keywords, Gives Advertising Insight Into Black Box Data →

American Black consumers: More diverse, demanding and reachable than ever

Diversity

The report uses Black Americans and not African Americans because it includes a growing number of immigrants and their children. Constantine von Hoffman on February 16, 2024  Attention marketers: America’s Black population is more diverse, more reachable and more demanding than ever before, according to a new survey. The report, “The Global Black Audience,” from … Continue reading American Black consumers: More diverse, demanding and reachable than ever →

How Black communities turned the map into a tool for justice

Black Community Engagement

By The Conversation February 06, 2024 When historian Carter Woodson created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became “Black History Month” in 1976, he sought not to just celebrate prominent Black historical figures but to transform how white America saw and valued all African Americans. However, many issues in the history of Black Americans can … Continue reading How Black communities turned the map into a tool for justice →

3 blunt things Black people want their white coworkers to know, but won’t say to their faces

Workplace Diversity

    By Fatimah Gilliam February 02, 2024 I believe it is time to lift the veil on a workplace reality some white leaders, managers, and employees may find surprising. Many white people aren’t on nearly as good and friendly terms with some of the Black people they work with as they might think. In … Continue reading 3 blunt things Black people want their white coworkers to know, but won’t say to their faces →

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