whether they are qualified or not if you notice 9 times out of 10 the boss ,ceo ,leader, president etc. is always a person who is caucasian. please dont tell me about condi rice or colin powell and the 1 or 2 other exceptions to the rule but tell me why in a country supposedly united that I notice this in almost every workplace across this land.
2007-03-10 12:20:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Kenneth I. Chenault is the CEO of American Express. Clarence Otis is CEO of the $4.6 billion Darden Restaurants. Alwyn Lewis is the president of the $55 billion Sears Holdings Corp. Oprah Winfrey has her own Harpo Studios, a syndicated television show; magazine and just built a Leadership Academy for impoverished girls in South Africa. Jay-Z is the President of Def Jam and has his own restaurant franchise and owns part of a basketball team. Barak Obama is an Illinois senator who is running for president. Condoleezza Rice is the secretary of state. Stanley O'Neal is the CEO of Merrill Lynch. Urban Magic Johnson owns Johnson Development Corp with theaters, restaurant franchises and a partnership with Washington mutual to help blacks become home owners. Bob Johnson made BET, a black television station, and then sold it making more than a billion dollars in profit and has gone on to buy into a NBA team. All of the above mentioned people are African American men and women with money power and respect. They prove that not all positions of power in America are given to white people.
2007-03-10 16:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by Shay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that Stanly O'Neal (CEO Merrill Lynch), Dick Parsons (CEO Time Warner), Robert Johnson (CEO BET), Kenneth Chenault (CEO American Express), Alwyn Lewis (CEO Sears), and about a thousand other ultra-successful black folks would resent this question. It is true that blacks are not represented in coporate board room in correlation to the percentage of their population make-up. However, their is a much stronger correlation between educational achievement and job success than their is between race and job success. So the better question is: Why aren't black attaining college degrees at the same rate as whites and why are predominantly black school districts underfunded.
2007-03-10 13:35:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are in fact Jews. Not Caucasian. The Jews are dominating America and more powerful than the Caucasian. A Jew is a different race from the Caucasian, however they fool all Americans like they always do to think that they are White so the Whites can feel proud of themselves and do not resent the Jews. Instead the White man thinks he is in power, simply because someone who is more like his color in in power when in fact he is a Jew that claims to be White so the White man don't think his job is taken.
Who are ALL AMERICA'S CORPORATE CEO's. Do your own research.
2007-03-10 22:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because black people are not taking power in their hands. Condi did what she had to do to rise to power. More black people need to step up.
I don't know if race is a factor, because minorities of other races (like Asian for example) hold positions of power in companies at a higher rate than whites....in relation to the percentage of population they make up.
In my opinion it's more about socio-economic status than race. Education is the key to putting African Americans in power. Unfortunately not many are staying in school.
2007-03-10 13:01:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You haven't been paying attention. In addition to Condi and Colin, there are a number of black folk in the Congress, and one of them (Obama) is running for President. There are numerous black people in state and municipal offices as well.
2007-03-10 12:51:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"given"? Yea that's right,the non-whites made this ole world and Whitey's cashing in on it. This "Yahoo answers" is entertaining and reflects the percentage of under and over educated people who own computers. That Bill Gates guy 'given' that position in Microsoft!
2007-03-10 20:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does seem that non-caucasions really have to work hard for the position that they want. The trick is to learn as much about your job that you can, do it well, and if you dont get the job file a grivance.
2007-03-10 12:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by womanofendurance 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
condaleeza rice, oprah, colin powell, We have afro-americans in congress, the supreme court etc. Where are you getting your information?
2007-03-10 12:31:59 · answer #8 · answered by Dusie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Kraft Food? People are where they are because they put themselves there. Opportunity is available for anyone who decides to go and get it.
2007-03-10 12:29:00 · answer #9 · answered by djm749 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because white people atleast try and aren't stupid. Black folx are sorry and lazy and steal stuff.
2007-03-10 12:24:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋