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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Diversifying HBS's Case Collection
Latinx/Hispanic, Asian or Asian American/Pacific Islander, or Native American or other Indigenous people [see related story]. Partnering with the HBS African-American Alumni Association was key to generating many case leads and cases. In...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
acquisition of Essence Communications Partners in 2005, for example, has made it possible for Time Inc. to reach more than 7 million African-American adult readers each month through Essence magazine. As for global expansion, Moore's...
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- 26 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Black Excellence: AASU’s 2019 Fall Retreat in Review
The 2019-2020 African American Student's Union (AASU) family is officially the largest it has ever been in the history of Harvard Business School. The strength of this community has always been of paramount importance to AASU student leadership, so to celebrate this...
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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
characterized the conference as "a community-wide call to action" and an opportunity to explore the role of HBS graduates in contributing to development in the African-American community. On the opening day of the conference, alumni...
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Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
“That was the first time I was exposed to the concept of an MBA.” At Harvard, Harris crossed the river to attend an HBS African-American Alumni Association conference. “I had never seen so many folks of color doing such impressive...
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- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
African-American clientele, have hundreds of products for blondes." In a labor market where youth seems to hold a premium, especially for marketing jobs, this notion is deadly for those trying to sell to an aging population of baby...
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- 25 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry
This is a repost from the Alumni Stories blog. Brickson Diamond (MBA 1999) has never been one to, as he puts it, “just sit back and wait for progress to happen.” His role as cofounder and chair of the Blackhouse Foundation is a case in point. The organization took...
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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
herself, which is a very American thing to do. Bruce Llewellyn, an African-American entrepreneur of outstanding talent, also comes to mind. As a historian, my only advantage over other scholars in other disciplines is perspective. I have...
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- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
School Case 717-003 Sovereign Wealth Funds No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717003-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-079 Carmichael Roberts: To Create a Private Equity Firm? Carmichael Roberts, a rare View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
returned full-time to Urban Profile, its circulation increased to 75,000, due in part to the financial support and connections provided by his HBS network. The move to Vibe came about in part because Clinkscales had sent copies of Urban Profile to the HBS View Details
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Susan Young
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
says. "It requires a whole new way of designing things. It's all worth thinking about." Related Reading: How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers Airbnb Hosts Discriminate Against African-American Guests...
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- 20 Jul 2020
- News
Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
Clubs News Clubs News Webinars Connect Black Alumni Taking Leadership in Turbulent Times Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, a shaky economy, and racial unrest across the country, the HBS African-American Alumni Association...
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Margie Kelley
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
careers, recruiting them repeatedly to new positions. Fifth, the mentors often protected their protégés by confronting subordinates or peers who leveled unfair criticism, especially if it had racial undertones. For example, a superior-performing View Details
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by David A. Thomas
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
Solitary,” a traveling exhibition of African-American abstract art that opened at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans in fall 2017. Now on view at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the exhibit has expanded to more...
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Jill Radsken
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
officer; and me to head up the 70-plus-member Dean’s Anti-Racism Task Force. It represented a cross section of our community—MBA students (including the three African American Student Union copresidents), doctoral students, faculty, staff, and alumni (including leaders...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
African-American entrepreneurs. In reviewing Rogers' 1972 application to the ABC program, one can easily spot hints of his future success. "Steven is unique in that he is aware of his capabilities, and he uses them maturely," wrote one of...
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- 18 Jan 2022
- News
HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference
five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Atlanta area, but the only college in Georgia founded solely by African-American patronage. The school lost its accreditation in 2004, but has worked diligently since then...
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Margie Kelley
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
317-030 Valerie Daniels-Carter: High Growth Entrepreneurship via Franchising This case looks at entrepreneurship via franchising through the leadership of an African-American entrepreneur who owns almost 150 stores including Burger King,...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
Brooks immersed herself in HBS, resurrecting the inactive role of historian of the African-American Student Union. She also joined the Harbus Foundation and the Management Consulting and Social Enterprise clubs. She also was elected to...
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Jennifer Myers
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
hands-on education. Honored annually at the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference—the yearly gathering of the HBS African American Student Union and the HBS African-American Alumni Association, an organization he cofounded in 1978—Fitzhugh, who...
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