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16198, say wha???
Posted by LexM, Wed Mar-28-01 09:03 AM
>7.6% of all Middle and
>higher managers & execs in
>America are Black...not bad considering
>from where we came from...and
>that number has increased 50%
>in the last 10 years.
>We're actually not to far
>away from having representation in
>those ranks thats equal to
>our % of the population.
>The ceiling is no longer
>concrete....it's glass...and you can break
>glass...

well, zippadidooda....

I don't know...call me cooky, but that doesn't seem like a really big accomplishment to me. Plus, managers & execs does not equal ownership, which is where the real power lies.


>Another thought: Jews arent't really popular
>amongst most corporate types either...but
>it doesn't hold them back
>much.

well, Jewish folks tend to look white. Can't quite cover up that blackness w/ a changed name...

L.

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