Kelle Rozell, Author at Black Dollar Index

Your Black-Owned Business Purchases: Grace, Shipping, and Amazon’s Reach

Kelle Rozell2026-03-26T16:52:44+00:00

Black consumers are actively supporting Black-owned businesses, often extending "grace" for common challenges like shipping delays and higher prices. Meanwhile, Amazon is testing a new shipping service for external websites, a structural shift that could change how Black-owned businesses compete and reach customers. This move could impact everything from shipping costs to shelf space for businesses you want to support.

Your Black-Owned Business Purchases: Grace, Shipping, and Amazon’s ReachKelle Rozell2026-03-26T16:52:44+00:00

BDI Informer | Week of Nov. 3

Kelle Rozell2025-11-03T21:34:27+00:00

Hyundai's $5M HBCU Donation, Ryan Coogler's HBCU Honor, and Layoffs [...]

BDI Informer | Week of Nov. 3Kelle Rozell2025-11-03T21:34:27+00:00

Corporate EEO-1 Reporting
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Corporate EEO-1 Reporting

Kelle Rozell2024-04-25T22:04:50+00:00

In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of corporations choosing to publicly disclose their EEO-1 Reports. Black Dollar Index found that roughly 46 of the 130 companies we are researching have published their 2022 EEO-1 reports. Here is our complete list...

Corporate EEO-1 ReportingKelle Rozell2024-04-25T22:04:50+00:00

Good Times on Netflix
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Good Times on Netflix

Kelle Rozell2024-04-25T22:09:05+00:00

The animated reboot of "Good Times" on Netflix reinforces harmful stereotypes of Black people, families, and communities.

Good Times on NetflixKelle Rozell2024-04-25T22:09:05+00:00

DEI Is Under Attack
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DEI Is Under Attack

Kelle Rozell2024-04-25T22:22:26+00:00

America First Legal, a conservative nonprofit organization started by a former Trump Senior Advisor, has been filing lawsuits against major corporations, such as Amazon, Meta, and Progressive Insurance, challenging their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

DEI Is Under AttackKelle Rozell2024-04-25T22:22:26+00:00

Corporate DEI Commitments
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Corporate DEI Commitments

Kelle Rozell2021-07-14T15:31:55+00:00

As we continue to shine a light on corporate commitments to Black America, I want to make sure we don’t get blinded by some of the flashy efforts that continue to overshadow the deeper work that still needs to be done.

Corporate DEI CommitmentsKelle Rozell2021-07-14T15:31:55+00:00

ExxonMobil and Environmental Racism
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ExxonMobil and Environmental Racism

Kelle Rozell2021-07-03T21:52:53+00:00

In 2017, 17 years after the initial complaint was made, the Environmental Protection Agency declared a case resolved that implicated the ExxonMobil refinery in Beaumont, TX, a predominantly Black neighborhood, of polluting the local community, leading to multiple community members’ health issues. The problem: the case was not resolved.

ExxonMobil and Environmental RacismKelle Rozell2021-07-03T21:52:53+00:00