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Ten Truly Profound Quotes from Albert Einstein on Race in America
It is important that we all understand that one of the greatest scientific minds of the modern era (i.e. Albert Einstein), had well defined, unambiguous thoughts about the intentional, nefarious and unjust ways in which black people in America were treated. He was...
AllianceBernstein Examines “The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America” During Black History Month
On February 27th, AllianceBernstein's Black Employee Resource Group hosted financial coach and author, Shawn Rochester and over 150 guests for an insightful discussion on Shawn's recently released book, "The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America". While Black...
The Staggering Cost of Being Black in America – University of Rochester Alumni Gazette
Armed with the tools of modern finance, engineer and businessman Shawn Rochester ’97 offers an accounting. Interview by Karen McCally ’02 (PhD) Source: https://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V80N5/0601_rochester.html The premise isn’t new: engineer and business executive...
How to Fight the Black Tax – University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Author and personal finance consultant Shawn Rochester, ’02, discusses how to address the financial costs of conscious and unconscious antiblack discrimination. Personal finance consultant Shawn Rochester, ’02, noticed something curious about the many studies and...
The Combermere School – Where Black Excellence is Redundant
Black teachers, Black students, Black administrators, all delivering Black excellence. But in truth, Black excellence is redundant. Black is excellent. No need to add a qualifier. The only time Black is not excellent if is there is an unnatural outside force preventing it. We had no such forces.