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Black representation is 8% in corporate America and 3.2% in leadership

Sharon Chuter · How I Built Resilience: Live with Sharon Chuter · Jul 9, 2020 · at 11:48

Sharon Chuter, founder of UOMA Beauty, discusses the stark economic and corporate racial disparities that prompted her 'Pull Up or Shut Up' transparency campaign.

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“Right now in America, the black adult population is just over 13%. The black participation in corporate America is eight percent. In leadership roles, it goes to 3.2%. There are 615 billionaires in the country, only six of them are Black.”

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The claim, plainly

As of mid-2020, Black adults represented just over 13% of the US population, 8% of corporate America, 3.2% of corporate leadership roles, and 6 of the 615 US billionaires.

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Assessment

All four statistics cited by Sharon Chuter are corroborated by official and widely cited benchmark data as of mid-2020. (1) U.S. Census Bureau data placed the Black population share at approximately 13.4% ('just over 13%'). (2) The Center for Talent Innovation (now Coqual) December 2019 report 'Being Black in Corporate America' documented Black professional participation in corporate America at exactly 8.0%. (3) The same report found that Black professionals held 3.2% of executive and senior leadership positions. (4) Following Forbes's addition of Kanye West in April 2020 to its 2020 list of 614–615 U.S. billionaires, exactly 6 U.S. billionaires were Black (Robert F. Smith, David Steward, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, and Kanye West).

U.S. Census Bureau 2019/2020 demographic estimates confirm the Black population accounted for ~13.4% of the U.S. population.
Coqual (formerly Center for Talent Innovation) reported in December 2019 that Black professionals accounted for 8.0% of corporate white-collar jobs and 3.2% of executive/senior management leadership roles.
Forbes 2020 billionaire tracking listed ~614-615 U.S. billionaires, with exactly 6 Black Americans certified as billionaires as of mid-2020.

Checked against

[1] wikipedia.org [2] medium.com [3] ncrc.org [4] prnewswire.com [5] researchgate.net [6] ebachmanlaw.com [7] hrdive.com [8] businessinsider.com

"Being Black in Corporate America" "8%" "3.2%" Forbes 615 US billionaires 6 Black 2020 US Census Black population percentage 2019 2020 Coqual Being Black in Corporate America 3.2 8 percent Forbes billionaires 2020 "614" OR "615" "6" Black "Kanye West" "Forbes" "April 2020" billionaire

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