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In present-day America, people often make reference to systemic racism in an offhanded manner without a proper understanding of what it actually means. Despite the oversimplification of racism in America, systemic racism is not yet a thing of the past. People of color still experience racism entrenched in the social...

The idea of having an effective supplier diversity program in an organization has evolved. Supplier diversity goes beyond mere corporate social responsibility undertaken to boost the image of the company. It has proven to be a strategy that allows an organization to expand its business frontiers in new and developing communities while accessing opportunities to procure innovative products.

Despite racial equality and justice being one of the major goals of supplier diversity programs by big organizations and corporations world-wide, black businesses are likely not benefitting from the program in a way that impacts their businesses and translate to better opportunities for black communities.