How We’re Charting A Successful Year Ahead

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“You went through what I went through, you would feel desperate to win” - Lil Durk, “Kanye Krazy”

It’s been a big start to the year for the For(bes) The Culture community. At the end of January, we announced our ongoing State of Black Entrepreneurship project, through which we’re aiming to define, rectify and create Black history through historical research, as well as new quantitative data and multimedia storytelling to illustrate how Black entrepreneurship stands across industries in the present day.

And last week, we held our inaugural Culturally Accountable Summit, a two-day event packed with robust, insightful discussions about personal wellness and professional development, not to mention sound advice: “[The company] is not the prize,” SHAVONE., director of communications and creative partnerships at VSCO and For(bes) The Culture advisory member, told the virtual audience during a fireside chat. “Newsflash, you’re the prize. You are the talent. You’re the vision.”

During the conference we also highlighted results from our inaugural Black and Brown in Corporate America survey. One standout piece of data: Only 19% of survey respondents are extremely satisfied with their current employer.

Follow along as we continue highlighting and shaping culture. It’s going to be an exciting—and culture shifting—year.

News For The Culture

Merck’s Kenneth Frazier, one of just four Black CEOs of S&P 500 companies, announced he will retire in June.

Celebrities including Oprah, Barack Obama and Tyler Perry honor the life of actress Cicely Tyson after the Emmy and Tony award winner passed away late last month. 

Here’s how YouTube series The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl, which Issa Rae created 10 years ago, helped set the tone for Black creators.

Black Girl Ventures has partnered with Nike to provide capital to Black and Brown female founders.

No matter what team you were rooting for, this year’s Super Bowl commercials—from Cedric The Entertainer’s Bud Light reunion to Serena Williams’ spotlight on joy with Michelob—were something to smile about.

Derrick Ashong talks about his music competition, The Mic: Africa, aimed at highlighting the African diaspora.

"You can’t be afraid to start small. The issue is we associate small with less than."

Ashley M. Fox

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