Monday, 10 May 2021, 11:07 am
Dr.
Robert J. Brown
Broadcast live from
Washington DC, June 18-19, 2021, with contributions from
chapters around the globe, GBA will virtually present its
annual state of the union to the world. The GBA global
leadership team will present their blockchain results so far
and discuss where we are headed for the next
decade.
The featured Keynote speaker, Dr. Robert Brown
will share his wisdom gained from decades of working with
world leaders, industry titans, and civil rights leaders.
The Washington Post called him a World Class Power Broker .
Just some of his many accomplishments
include:
Key advisor to the late Dr. Martin
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 5:23 am
A pillar of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Robert J.
Brown, will keynote a global blockchain leadership
event.
Washington, D.C., May 7, 2021 - (ACN Newswire)
- Broadcast live from Washington DC, June 18-19, 2021, with
contributions from chapters around the globe, GBA will
virtually present its annual state of the union to the
world. The GBA global leadership team will present their
blockchain results so far and discuss where we are headed
for the next decade.
Dr.
Robert J. Brown
The featured Keynote
speaker, Dr. Robert Brown will share his wisdom gained from
decades of working with world leaders, industry titans, and
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Black founders often face disparity and discrimination as leaders in the venture capital industry.
As some Black founders find success adjacent to wealthy white men, they may become less inclined to help Black businesses.
This article originally appeared on The Plug, a news and information platform examining the Black innovation economy.
One of the earliest documented Black-owned and operated venture capital firms, Syncom Venture Partners, set up shop in 1977. Headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, the firm is responsible for some of the earliest investments made in well-known formerly Black-owned telecommunications and media companies, including Black Entertainment Television (BET) and RadioOne Interactive.
50 Companies Founded by Black Entrepreneurs
By Peter Richman, Stacker News
On 2/26/21 at 8:00 PM EST
The entrepreneurial spirit is a cornerstone of American culture, but history books too often leave out the extensive contributions of minorities and women. In honor of Black History Month, Stacker is shining a light on 50 Black entrepreneurs who made a lasting influence on the business world and, often in the process, civil rights from the Revolutionary War to today.
The abrupt end to slavery in 1865 following the conclusion of the Civil War freed about 4 million people but left them without a clear trajectory forward. Black Codes afforded freed people the right to sue in court and marry but stipulated other discriminatory rules like keeping them from serving on juries or in state militias.
Marilyn Clark is UK s first supplier diversity manager.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2021) The University of Kentucky has tapped a highly regarded expert in the local community to be its first supplier diversity manager as part of a long-term effort to bolster and strengthen ties to minority-owned businesses and vendors.
As part of the University of Kentucky’s plan to progress the institution toward diversity, equity and inclusion, the university has created 17 projects in phase one of its campus wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) plan.
Included in this plan is Project 14, which seeks to expand UK’s supplier diversity procurement efforts. Led by Barry Swanson, UK’s chief procurement officer, a national search for a supplier diversity manager was conducted to ensure a dedicated focus for the effort.