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In the nearly two years since George Floyd's murder, progress has been made in amplifying and uplifting Black voices. Many companies have reprioritized resources in an effort to improve diversity internally as well as out in the communities they serve. However, many leaders in the space believe that higher importance needs to be placed on diversifying executive-level positions since 85% are currently held by white workers. In response to this, the Marriott Foundation has donated to Howard University in an effort to help develop a pipeline of students for executive leadership. It has been noted that diversity at the highest levels can help companies perform better overall.
Over the past few years, Atlanta has started to emerge as a top city for diversity in technology and the business world has started to take notice. Companies such as Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft are opening offices in Atlanta to draw in talent, specifically Black talent. Although it is vitally important for businesses to promote inclusivity, individuals can do so as well. Robert Johnson, America's first Black billionaire, has said that encouragement from friends helped him gain the confidence to pursue his goals and believes that type of support can greatly help other Black Americans.
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Until the next time, stay safe, stay healthy and stay in touch.  Just months after a federal $15 minimum wage failed to take shape, Californians may get the chance to vote on an even higher minimum hourly pay. A measure to raise the state's minimum wage to $18 began to collect signatures in February. If the campaign, called the Living Wage Act of 2022, gets 700,000 signatures, it will be on California's November ballot.  Angela Muhwezi-Hall, 32, first thought of the idea in 2017 when she was working as a college and career counselor for high school students in Los Angeles. She had plenty of resources to offer to those bound for college, but few for students headed to service or skilled trade jobs. Roughly 108 million people, or 71% of the labor force, work in the service sector. Surely, there had to be a better way to set young adults up for success other than helping them fill out paper job applications.
 Small business owner Amanda Nguyen thought she had gotten through the worst part of the Covid-19 pandemic. Then, inflation hit. As the owner of San Francisco-based bakery Butter&, Nguyen has seen the prices of some of her ingredients double over the past year. "When 2021 rolled around, I think it was in some ways even harder than 2020," she said. "It was really unexpected how hard it would be." A case of eggs, which accounts for about 30% of her products' ingredients, jumped to about $45 from $19, Nguyen said.
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Jumat, 18 Februari 2022
Amplifying Black Voices
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