Working While Black
A video series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in corporate America
Working While Black is an interview series designed to advance the dialogue on diversity, equity, and inclusion in corporate America.
Through Working While Black, Black business professionals have an opportunity to share their experiences in the workplace and use them as a teaching tool for companies that truly want to create environments where everyone has an equal opportunity to advance to conduct business at the highest levels.
Special Acknowledgements
Erica Roberts
In the summer of 2020, I was struggling mightily to deal with George Floyd's murder and I had to find something to do to channel my energy and protect my mental health.
Erica, being the awesome FAMU Rattler that she is, helped me find healing through the productive application of my talents. I will forever be indebted to her for showing up when I needed her.
Erica sat down with 20 Black professionals in career paths spanning both the corporate and entrepreneurial landscapes so they could share their stories of working as Black professionals in the United States of America. It is those conversations that comprise our Working While Black series.
Leroy Nesbitt
Thank you to Leroy Nesbitt, Executive Director of the Black Student Fund for providing the meeting space for us to record Working While Black.
Producing a video interview series is a major undertaking and I don’t know how we would have been able to produce Working While Black, particularly during the pandemic, without Leroy’s support.
James Jeter
Thank you to my brother in community service, James Jeter, who I met during our tenure as community servants in Thursday Network.
James is the sole financial contributor to Working While Black project.
He didn’t fund the project, so don’t get it twisted. But he’s the only person who made a financial contribution to this very expensive project and I want to acknowledge his support because I did and do appreciate it.
