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Corporate Power Moves
Black Women in Business

October 2025

Corporate Power Moves

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Negotiation is Power: How Black Women Win at the Table

Tanya Richardson

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The Sponsor Gap: Why Black Women Need Champions, Not Just Mentors

Dr. Jasmine Carter

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Interview: Navigating the C-Suite as a Black Woman

Editorial Staff

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Boardroom Diversity by the Numbers: Where We Are and Where We Must Go

Keisha Monroe

column

Editor's Letter

The corporate world was not built for us — but we are rebuilding it in our image. This issue gives you the strategy, the language, and the confidence to make your power move.

Feature Stories

Negotiation is Power: How Black Women Win at the Table
EDITOR'S PICK
Black Women in Business· feature

Negotiation is Power: How Black Women Win at the Table

Everything is negotiable. Here is how to negotiate like the power player you are.

Tanya Richardson
10 min
The Sponsor Gap: Why Black Women Need Champions, Not Just Mentors
Black Women in Business· feature

The Sponsor Gap: Why Black Women Need Champions, Not Just Mentors

Mentors can tell you what to do. Sponsors make things happen. Black women need both — and too often get only one.

Dr. Jasmine Carter
9 min

Columns

Boardroom Diversity by the Numbers: Where We Are and Where We Must Go
Black Women in Business· column

Boardroom Diversity by the Numbers: Where We Are and Where We Must Go

Progress is real. The gap is also real. Here are the numbers that drive what we build.

Keisha Monroe
7 min

Spotlight Interview

Interview: Navigating the C-Suite as a Black Woman
Black Women in Business· interview

Interview: Navigating the C-Suite as a Black Woman

Three Black women who reached the C-suite. Three different industries. One shared truth.

Editorial Staff
10 min