{"id":56386,"date":"2018-05-12T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=56386"},"modified":"2018-05-13T15:43:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T15:43:43","slug":"the-markle-effect-black-women-see-the-royal-wedding-as-workplace-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=56386","title":{"rendered":"The Markle effect: black women see the royal wedding as workplace inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Markle effect: black women see the royal wedding as workplace inspiration<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/a>
\n2018-05-12<\/p>\n

Rory Carroll<\/strong><\/a>, Shenelle Wallace<\/strong><\/a> and Edward Helmore<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nPrince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle<\/a> at Westminster Abbey<\/a> in London<\/a> on 25 April. Photograph: Eddie Mulholland\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/em><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As the royal wedding approaches, some are hoping it will lead to a greater acceptance of African American women in business<\/em><\/p>\n

As final arrangements are set for the wedding of the US actor Meghan Markle<\/a> to Prince Harry Windsor<\/a>, hopes are mounting among some that the Markle effect will have unexpected impacts, including improving opportunities for African American women in the workplace.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s exciting for black women, and I think it\u2019s going to be inspirational,\u201d said Camille Newman<\/a>, a 38-year-old Brooklyn<\/a> entrepreneur. Newman expressed deep-felt enthusiasm in the union as a symbolic marker for the acceptance of black or biracial women in society and said other women of color she knew felt the same way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re claiming her for a black woman\u2019s right to be in there like everybody else,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

One anticipated spin-off, she told the Guardian<\/em>, could be the greater acceptance of black women across all sectors of society, including business. \u201cAs an entrepreneur I face so many challenges to find funding for my business. We\u2019re going to claim her and look to her for inspiration as an African American entrepreneur,\u201d she said…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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