Be Equal

Black

We come together as Black IBMers and work to realize IBM values for all members of our community. Our collective voice pushes to inspire, promote and support current and future generations of Black leaders within IBM and our communities.

Features

Call for Code for Racial Justice:
Technology has the power to drive action. We recognize technology alone cannot fix hundreds of years of racial injustice and inequality, but when we put it in the hands of the Black community and their allies, technology can help pave the road to progress.

Features

Black leaders in business
Hope, anti-racism, and the struggle for equity

Emb(race) IBM

Be Outspoken

Nigel Prentice

“It’s a signal to the world that we can create a better society going forward, just by taking a look at who we hire, how we hire, how we promote, and how we are authentic to the very value of equity.”

Nigel Pretence
Design Director for Digital Growth and Commerce, Chair for IBM’s Racial Equity in Design Initiative

Community

Meet Black community members paving the way at IBM

Smart talks: IBM and HBCUs

Tech education is fueling a new generation of cybersecurity experts

Kitty Chaney Reed

Kitty Chaney Reed

Helping others to grow and develop is her biggest inspiration

Justina Nixon-Saintil

Justina Nixon-Saintil

IBM’s Chief Impact Officer talks about her role leading IBM’s global corporate social responsibility efforts

Kareem Yusuf

Kareem Yusuf

The SVP leads product management and growth for IBM’s software portfolio

Robin Lunceford

Robin Lunceford

Application developer for IBM iX Sports and Entertainment shares five reasons why she loves her job

Numbers

  • 10M

    more Black people live in the US now than in 2000

  • 89.4%

    of the Black population aged 25 or older has a high school diploma or higher

  • 30.7%

    of the employed Black population works in business, management, science or the arts

Perspectives

IBM and IBMers stand with the Black community and call for change to ensure racial equality

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Equal opportunity leader

IBM ranked #4 on Minority Engineer Magazine’s list of Top 50 Employers

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Expanding opportunity

P-Tech’s career readiness education module is growing worldwide

Commitment to HBCUs

Commitment to HBCUs

IBM works with HBCUs to prepare students for careers in cybersecurity

Associations

We’re teaming with external organizations devoted to making a difference, leveraging research and offering resources to our employees

Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering

The Executive Leadership Council

Black Engineer of the Year STEM Conference

The National Society of Black Engineers

The National GEM Consortium

NACME

National Black MBA Association

Champion diversity

Every one of us is a complex combination of diverse characteristics. Learn more about other communities and embrace all aspects of identity.

Pivotal moments

1911

The newly formed Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, later renamed IBM, included Black and female employees from its founding.

Pivotal moments

1944

IBM President Thomas J. Watson, Sr. joins the Advisory Committee of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and contributes to the UNCF’s fundraising efforts.

Pivotal moments

1997

Mark Dean named IBM’s first Black Fellow. He holds three of nine PC patents for being the co-creator of the IBM personal computer released in 1981.