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Study Finds That Job Applicants With ‘Distinctively Black’ Names Get Called Back Less For Interviews

The study is based on responses to more than 83,000 entry-level job applications sent to 108 Fortune 500 companies in America.

By

J.L. Cook

Published

July 31, 2021
News

Survey Says Black Walmart Managers Don't Recommend Working There

The retail giant commissioned an internal survey last year regarding barriers Black employees face at the company.

By

J.L. Cook

Published

July 11, 2021
News, Race Matters

Atlanta Ikea Introduces Juneteenth Menu So Bad That 33 Black Employees Didn't Show Up for Work

Nothing says 'Let's celebrate Juneteenth' like pissing off all your Black employees

By

Joe Jurado

Published

June 22, 2021
Culture, Race Matters

Architect of 'Trickle Down' Economics Says Disenfranchised Minorities 'Aren't Worth $15 an Hour in Most Cases'

Art Laffer wrote the book on 'supply side' economics, and now he wants us to believe raising the minimum wage will make 'minorities' unemployable.

By

Zack Linly

Published

June 9, 2021
Beauty + Style

She's a Business, Man: New Study Confirms Black Women Are More Entrepreneurial Than Their White Counterparts

Here at The Glow Up, we’ve been clued in to Black women’s entrepreneurial prowess for a while now—it’s one of the reasons this vertical exists. That said, the rest of the world is still catching up to the fact that Black women, widely reported to be the most educated demographic in the United States, are…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

May 14, 2021
Education, News

President of the 2nd Largest Teachers' Union in Favor of Schools Returning to In-Person Learning

One of the continually controversial aspects of the pandemic has been how we should handle a return to in-person learning. For well over a year now, school has primarily been conducted in either a virtual classroom or a hybrid in-person/virtual environment. The head of the second largest teacher’s union in the country has called for…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

May 13, 2021
News

Black Man Who Was Forced to Work Without Pay by White Boss Should Get $546,000 in Compensation, Court Rules

This may be one of the most horrific stories that The Root has ever reported. For 23 years, Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, enslaved John Christopher Smith, an intellectually disabled Black man who Edwards beat and forced to work long hours for literally no pay. Smith worked 18…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 3, 2021
Beauty + Style

The Glow Up 50: Celebrating Icons Ruth E. Carter and Bethann Hardison

Black style is legendary, and as we celebrate the second year of The Glow Up 50, we’d be remiss not to acknowledge the living legends in our midst. This year, Dame Pat McGrath was honored with our annual Dap Award (so named for the iconic Dapper Dan), but she was in great company, as our…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

April 21, 2021
Entertainment, Media

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. Brings Empathy, Curiosity to the Forefront With Roy's Job Fair

Do you hate your job? According to a poll conducted by Gallup, there’s an 85 percent chance you do. And that’s perfectly understandable, considering you haven’t gotten a raise in years, the work fridge is always out of creamer and your boss is an unrepentant asshole. Comedian Roy Wood Jr. empathizes with your plight; and…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 1, 2021
Beauty + Style

This Equal Pay Day, Black Women Leaders Warn That Without Action, the Gender Pay Gap Will Only Deepen

In a year where conversations about equality have largely been centered around race and political equity, it might’ve been easy to forget the ongoing issue of the gender pay gap, even as recent reports have shown that women have been disproportionately affected by the economic fallout of the ongoing pandemic. In fact, an October 2020…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

March 24, 2021