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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