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A MESSAGE FROM RANDAL PINKETT AND JEFFREY ROBINSON ABOUT BLACK FACES IN WHITE PLACES: This is a wake-up call! We are troubled by the following fact: African Americans represent 12 percent of the U.S. workforce. Yet, according to some sources, African Americans only hold between 3 percent and 4 percent of senior-level positions in Fortune 1000 companies today, a scant increase from 2.5 percent in 1995. Moreover, the average net worth of our households is a mere $19,000, compared to $121,000 for white households. We wrote this book, Black Faces in White Places, and included the awe-inspiring examples of many … Continue reading →