In October 2020, Ray McGuire, Citi Vice Chairman and head of Investment Banking, left his position at the bank to run for New York City Mayor. Charlotte O’Toole reflects on how his departure leaves Citi with no black executives–a reminder of the tenuous state of executive black representation in the financial industry.
Read MoreIn 1921, Black Wall Street, one of the most prosperous and affluent African American communities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was set ablaze and burned to the ground at the hands of racial violence. Nearly 100 years later on Juneteenth, the legacy of the former entrepreneurial hub is remembered as the Tulsa community shares in the commemoration of African American freedom, establishing a sense of hope and opportunity for forward action and future reconciliation.
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