Two Senior Black Executives Leave Amazon Amid Leadership Shakeup
Courtesy of Black Information Network Black executives at Amazon are few and far between, and now two of them have decided to part ways with the company. According to CNBC, Amazon is losing Black executives Alicia Boler-Davis, who was the head of warehouses and a member of the company's leadership team, and David Bozeman, head of transportation. Their departure follows Amazon recently announcing that the CEO of Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark had also chosen to leave the company. Boler-Davis and Bozeman "have decided to explore new opportunities outside Amazon," according to an email obtained by CNBC. On Tuesday (June
Amazon Launches Accelerator Program to Grow Opportunities for Real Estate Developers of Color and Increase Affordable Housing
Today, Amazon announced it is committing more than $21 million to pilot a professional training, mentorship, and capital funding program to help promote real estate developers of color. This two-year, part-time professional development program, which is free for participants, aims to teach real estate developers of color how to advance their careers. It also aims to lower the barriers these developers can face when bidding for affordable housing developments. The goal of the program is to increase the number of professional real estate developers of color who are focused