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Black Women's Equal Pay Day, Black women, Black working women, Black women pay equality, pay equity, gender pay equality, theGrio.com

It’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, and we’re still not paid fairly. Let’s reclaim the money we’ve missed.

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Things to know for 2023 Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

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Black women have long been the breadwinners — here’s why that’s a problem

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A recovering Jamie Foxx has ‘big’ things coming

Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx says he has “big” things in the works three months after experiencing a medical complication.
/ July 21, 2023
S.T.E.M., The Rise: Color of S.T.E.M., HBCUs and S.T.E.M., Black S.T.E.M. students, Black women in S.T.E.M., Virginia State University, theGrio

The Rise: Meet Joy Watson, mechanical engineer and math whiz

Virginia State University alum Joy Watson talks about how a passion for math and attending an HBCU fueled her career in a S.T.E.M. field.
/ July 20, 2023

HBCUs, forest service join to diversify wildland firefighting efforts

It’s part of the 1890 Land Grant Institution Wildland Fire Consortium, which partners the U.S. Forest Service and a cluster of HBCUs.
/ July 7, 2023
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Legacy without limits: How Charles Suitt is building an empire for the culture — and his kids

Charles Suitt’s career is as compelling as the books he publishes at Simon & Schuster imprint 13A. Now, he’s paying it forward.
/ June 18, 2023
Sherri Shepherd, SHERRI, Sunny Hostin, The View, Sunny The View salary, pay transparency theGrio.com

 ‘You got me paid.’ Sunny Hostin shares how Sherri Shepherd helped her negotiate her salary.

Former co-host Sherri Shepherd’s salary transparency from “The View” helped Sunny Hostin become an advocate for equal pay.
/ May 4, 2023
The Reset, how to negotiate a raise, career advice, career coach, ask for a raise, Coach Tish, theGrio.com

Get brave and get paid: How to negotiate a raise in 2023 

Waiting for your manager to realize you deserve a raise? Take the initiative to negotiate getting paid what you deserve now.
/ April 27, 2023
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How to find your alignment with Master Business Coach Kara Gaisie 

“Work-life balance” may be a buzz phrase, but according to Gaisie, true alignment is where you feel most confident and able to self-advocate.
/ April 20, 2023