Take a Lesson

Take a Lesson

From the early days of slavery, African Americans have contributed or participated in some form of the business world (whether it was being traded off or picking crop for the next season). African Americans were not greatly accepted in white corporate America. However, African Americans have started to vertically climb up the corporate ladder by becoming a part of what was once known as a racist (culturally biased) corporate world. The stereotype that was placed on African Americans is gradually becoming extinct. Presently, African Americans are now entrepreneurs, partners, presidents, and CEO’s of not only some of America’s major corporations, but international corporations as well. These individuals entailed in the paper have all paved the way for young African Americans to follow their dreams. They have also informed us-the reader-of ways to do so.
Marcia Ann Gillespie is the President of Liberty Media and the Editor and Chief of Ms. Magazine. ...