Corporate Boards Say They Value People And Culture. So Why Are Black Women Still Shut Out?

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By Merline Saintil ·Updated February 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Five years ago, Robin Washington and I started Black Women on Boards with a simple problem: we were both at capacity – serving on multiple boards, fielding opportunities – but we knew so many amazing Black women who were not getting the calls. What began as a single Zoom call in October 2020, bringing together 18 women executives,

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