Black Women: Most Educated, but Most Undervalued

You keep hearing these stories about Black women being the most educated group in the United States. Right, we go to school, graduate, and get degrees. But that does not seem to be enough.

Starbucks: Another Example of Experiences in the Workplace

The 911 call was an unconscious sign for "help".

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITYFunke AdenijiApril 20, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers, starbucks, feelings, feeling, 911, help, comfortable

"Unkept & Messy?": The Issue of Black Hair in the Workplace

When we talk messy, what are we talking about? Is it the texture of black hair? Is the hair that naturally grows out of our heads inherently "messy"? What is the appearance of a employee with neat hair? Is it straight?

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, HAIR, KIKI N.Funke AdenijiApril 13, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, makers, hair, dreads, dreadlocks, supreme, court, case, petition, lazy, unkept, messy

I Was the Nice Girl: It's Not Always a Good Thing

For the longest time black young women in professional spaces have been taught to keep quiet and wait to be told what to do. We are also often afraid of coming across as angry, loud mouths or too woke (a term used to intermediate black women who dare to stand up against injustices faced by black women in the working environment).

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, MOKGADI RAOSHAKGAFunke AdenijiMarch 21, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room

Black Women Deserve the Space to Become Decision Makers

The debate of diversity is one that we should be having, it is important not only make sure that women are properly portrayed in mainstream media, but also to make sure that the industry is opened up for women to become decision makers.

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, MOKGADI RAOSHAKGAFunke AdenijiMarch 19, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers

You Cannot Afford to Be Silenced

Confidence issues are a reality in the corporate world. You always need to sound like you know exactly what you are talking about, even when you have no idea.

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, IRENE CHIKOBVUFunke AdenijiMarch 1, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers

My Voice Immediately Changed as Soon as I Took That Business Call

The day started out great, and I have to admit, it was good to get out of the office and hang around someone familiar who I could be myself with — someone I trusted and who didn't work with me.

NIKOLE THOMAS, STEREOTYPES, RACE/GENDER, CODE SWITCHINGFunke AdenijiFebruary 16, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, makers

Dear Corporations, Let's Be Socially Responsible

Corporations need to realize that people are not buying machines. We think and make decisions about what we buy. Images of a Black child wearing a sweater that states "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle" will prompt emotions and questions.

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, KIKI N.Funke AdenijiJanuary 8, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makersComment

Omarosa: Are We Dismissing Her Black Experience?

So as Black woman who has probably had the same barriers and struggles that I may had experienced, why did I think her Black woman narrative is unwarranted?

KIKI N., RACE/GENDER, STEREOTYPESFunke AdenijiDecember 16, 2017corporate, women, woman, black, girl, omarosa, experience, dismiss, dismissing

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