How large CT companies try to support Black employees
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Kidest Shiferaw is a Stamford-based HR surveillance analyst for Synchrony and a member of the company’s African American Network +.Synchrony / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Susan Stith is Cigna’s vice president of diversity, inclusion and civic affairsContributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Fred McKinney is the Carlton Highsmith chair of innovation and entrepreneurship for the Lender School of Business at Quinnipiac University.Autumn Driscoll / Quinnipiac UniversityShow MoreShow Less
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Black History Month has been a fixture on corporate calendars for many years.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and a growing recognition among major companies that they need to do more to tackle racial injustices and inequalities, the Black History Month observances have taken on even greater importance in 2021. Several of the Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Connecticut have declared this month their intention to make their organizations more diverse and inclusive. Key to fulfilling those goals are initiatives that support Black employees who are still significantly underrepresented at the executive levels.