Learn how to secure a place at the professional table for Black, Latinx, and other marginalized groups
In Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us, celebrated Founder and CEO of The Plug, Sherrell Dorsey, delivers a personal and eye-opening exploration of how to ensure that marginalized communities aren't left behind as technology continues its inexorable march forward. In the book, readers will learn to think about how we can strategically shape the coming decade to include Black and Brown communities.
Upper Hand offers guidelines, insights, and frameworks for navigating the new world of work that is dominated by Silicon Valley-rooted technologies, inaccessible networks, and constant automation that continues to slash jobs in the Black and Latinx population. You'll find ways to:
The startling and insightful discussion in Upper Hand will earn it a place in the libraries of families, teachers, community advocates, workforce development leaders, professionals of color, as well as anyone interested in learning how to distribute the benefits of the new tech economy to those historically left out.
SHERRELL DORSEY leads The Plug, a one-of-a-kind publication covering the Black innovation economy. It's a subscription-based digital news and insights platform reaching thousands of Black professionals, fund managers, academic researchers, and reporters focused on the new world of work and business.
CEO | Author | Journalist | Host @TEDtalks Tech & Road to Reinvention | Helping busy leaders beat business burnout and craft better social connections
I went into a bit more detail about some of this history I dug up for my book, Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us. My grandfather went from Boeing lifting its anti-Black policies, to a redlined neighborhood in the inner city. https://t.co/jL9aHAeOSh
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On the blog: Review of ‘Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us’: “What makes Dorsey’s book so compelling is that these glimpses into her own life are framed within the broader narrative of marginalized groups in America.” http://ow.ly/ivzy30sk6Me @kmeyersemery