New York — Workplace diversity and inclusion have become rallying cries in the wake of racial justice movements such as Black Lives Matter BLM. US corporations are responding with commitments to create a workforce that looks more like America.
Columbia University professor Art Langer has been nurturing talent for years through his non-profit organisation, Workforce Opportunity Services. But someone gave me a break: A guy who gave art lessons in a furniture store convinced me I had some talent, and that I should apply to a school of music and art. Without that individual, I didn’t have a good trajectory to ever get out of the Bronx.We’re talent finders for underserved and minority populations. We find that talent, nurture it, hire them ourselves and prepare them for a transition into the workforce.