Conference of African-American women offers platform for exercising economic and political power

Feb 21, 2018
Black women own about 1.5 million businesses in the U.S. At an Atlanta gathering, they set an agenda for making their voices heard.
Labriah Lee Holt stands inside her blow-dry salon, which she plans to open in May. She'd like to see more support for women entrepreneurs of color.
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Why there still aren't a lot of black women executives

Oct 11, 2017
"It's hard if you're a white woman. It is triple time harder for African-American women and other women of color, too."
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