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Were They Afraid We Were Planning a Coup D'etat?

I spent my first summer during Columbia Law School at a firm in Philadelphia described as one of the best places in the city for black lawyers. I believed that if there was any place where I would have an equal chance at opportunities, be treated fairly and succeed, this would be it. There were three black female summer associates out of sixty that year but any time all three of us were in an office talking, one of the partners would knock on the door to see how we were doing.

aquila's Experience

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Aquilah is the principal of Structuring Excellence Executive Coaching located in Oakland. CA. Aquilah is a certified NLP Coach. She began coaching in 1992 and is among the pioneers in the coaching industry.

I WON

Female African-American Left & is now a Small Business Entrepreneur Heterosexual

I was an executive consultant for a company in California. I worked for them previously and brought in great accounts for them. When they re-hired me they offered me a lesser compensation plan than the new hires who were white men with no experience.