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Visiones Recap 2023
Many thanks for attending the annual INROADS Visiones Benefit Reception on Thursday, September 21st!We appreciate your support in helping transform…
Dynamic Partnership Breaks Barriers for Underserved Salt Lake City Students Providing Path to Leadership
Dynamic Partnership Breaks Barriers for Underserved Salt Lake City Students Providing Path to Leadership NBA Foundation sponsors the expansion of…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
BOLDY MOVING FORWARD, JUNTOSIn honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, INROADS is celebrating our Hispanic interns, alumni, and team members who…
CNN Correspondent Nick Valencia to host annual Visiones Benefit Reception
CNN CORRESPONDENT NICK VALENCIA TO HOST ANNUAL VISIONES BENEFIT RECEPTIONINROADS paves way for Hispanic students to gain advantage in corporate…
March on Washington 60th Anniversary
“Commemorating the March on Washington’s 60th Anniversary” A message from Forest T. Harper, Jr., INROADS President & CEOForest T. Harper,…
National Career Academy 2023
500 Students Gathered in Atlanta forthe INROADS College Links National Career AcademyThe INROADS College Links National Career Academy (NCA) united…
OVER 500 STUDENTS PREPARED TO BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN THE WAKE OF THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION RULING
ATLANTA, GA (August 2, 2023) – INROADS is steadfast in equipping scholars with the essential tools required to thrive in…
Supreme Court Decision Statement
ATLANTA, GA [June 30, 2023] – We at INROADS, a non-profit organization that creates pathways to careers for ethnically diverse…
INROADS GIVES 500 DIVERSE STUDENTS THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH
STEM AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY PREPARES THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE BUSINESS LEADERS AND FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS…
INROADS, PNC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION GRANT TO BENEFIT UNDERREPRESENTED METRO DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Grant will fund life-changing College Links program, which helps prepare minority high school students for college and successful careers DETROIT…
Visiones Recap 2022
Many thanks to those who joined us for the annual INROADS Visiones Benefit event hosted virtually Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.The…
INROADS Appoints Al Johnson as Latest Member of its National Board of Directors
ATLANTA, GA (MAY 23, 2023) – INROADS, a nonprofit organization with the mandate to create career pathways for diverse high…
TONYA BRYANT OF SOUTHERN COMPANY JOINS THE INROADS NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tonya Bryant, Vice President of Technology Services at Southern Company, joins the INROADS National Board of Directors. She leads the…
INROADS ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA TO BE HOSTED BY SYMONE SANDERS-TOWNSEND OF MSNBC
Celebrating and inspiring support for our next generation of diverse leaders ATLANTA, GA (April 27, 2023)— INROADS will hold its…
INROADS COLLEGE LINKS PROGRAM ARRIVES IN BIRMINGHAM, FOCUSED ON HELPING YOUTH PREPARE FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 25, 2023) — The INROADS College Links program is launching in Birmingham, Alabama, in conjunction with the…
INROADS APPOINTS PATRICE GRAVES TO THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ATLANTA, GA (April 13, 2023) —Patrice Graves, a Global Chief Human Resources Executive, joins the INROADS National Board of Directors. Patrice…
Women’s History Month
Happy Women’s History Month! This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the women of INROADS! As history-makers in their own right,…
NBA Foundation awarding $1 million to nonprofits serving Black Utahns
SALT LAKE CITY — All-Star Weekend may be over, but the NBA Foundation left behind almost $1 million to boost…
Black History Month
INROADS is celebrating Black History Month by recognizing the upcoming generation of Black history makers, our INROADS Interns! We’re honoring…
INROADS WELCOMES DRAY YARBROUGH AS ITS FIRST CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
ATLANTA, GA (February 16, 2023) — INROADS welcomes Dray Yarbrough as its new Chief Technology Officer. Dray will be responsible…
INROADS WELCOMES BEVERLY PORTER AS THE NEW CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER
ATLANTA, GA (January 31, 2023) — INROADS welcomes Beverly “Bev” Porter as its new Chief Programs Officer. Bev will lead…
INROADS COLLEGE LINKS TO LAUNCH IN SAN ANTONIO WITH USAA SUPPORT
ATLANTA, GA (DECEMBER 5, 2022) —The INROADS College Links program is launching in San Antonio, Texas, to prepare local high…
INROADS WELCOMES CASANDRA SCALES AS THE NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ATLANTA, GA (NOVEMBER 18, 2022) — INROADS welcomes Casandra Scales as its new Chief Financial Officer as it continues to…
HBCU SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE TO IMPACT THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY
ATLANTA, GA (SEPTEMBER 29, 2022) – INROADS, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and United Negro College Fund formed a historic partnership…
INROADS APPOINTS EARL BARNES OF AMERICAN AIRLINES TO NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ATLANTA, GA (September 7, 2022) —Earl Barnes, Managing Director of Customer Technology at American Airlines, joins the INROADS National Board of…
WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND INROADS FORM HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
West Virginia State University and INROADS Form Historic Partnership to Promote College and Career Readiness INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State…
INROADS APPOINTS YOLANDA SMITH CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
ATLANTA, GA (October 25, 2022) — INROADS has announced the appointment of Yolanda Smith, an INROADS alumna, as Chief Marketing…
CNN ANCHOR & CORRESPONDENT NICK VALENCIA TO HEADLINE THE INROADS VISIONES BENEFIT IN CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE
LATINO STUDENTS TO BE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC & COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS ATLANTA, GA (OCTOBER 20, 2022) – INROADS is honoring…
“Partners of Brilliance” Committed to Supporting the Brilliant Black Minds Community and Hiring Black Engineers
Featuring INROADS Alumnus, Anthony Mays Prime Video, Citi, Duolingo, Indeed, and Flatiron Health Join Karat’s Brilliant Black Minds Movement…
NOW IN 14 CITIES, INROADS COLLEGE LINKS PROGRAM SETS ITS SIGHTS ON 25 BY 2025
INROADS College Links currently provides coaching, mentoring, and professional development to over 1,400 students in 14 states across the nation.…
INROADS COLLEGE LINKS PROGRAM EXPANDS TO CHARLESTON, WV.
INROADS Partners with The greater Kanawha Valley Foundation and Step By Step, inc. To Prepare High Schoolers For College And…
INROADS Appoints Boeing Executive and INROADS Alumna as Newest National Board of Directors Member
ATLANTA (Aug. 30, 2022) — INROADS recently named Niki Allen, an executive for The Boeing Company and INROADS graduate, as the latest…
INROADS EMPOWERS FUTURE LEADERS OF TOMORROW THROUGH AN IMMERSIVE, 3D VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
ATLANTA, GA (August 24, 2022) — INROADS brought together hundreds of college interns from across the country in an innovative…
CHECK US OUT IN USA TODAY’S 2022 SPECIAL PUBLICATION RACE IN AMERICA
INROADS is featured on page 33 in USA Today’s Race in America publication. Click here to access the publication!…
The Importance of Education-Focused Community Partnerships
Written by Molly McKee on August 8, 2022 – DiversityINC Community partnerships focused on education are vital to creating and improving the network…
INROADS NAMES UNITEDHEALTH GROUP’S KEVIN L. HENDERSON TO NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ATLANTA, GA (August 4, 2022) — Kevin L. Henderson, Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Capabilities and People…
INROADS Assembles Best-in-Class Influencers for its Annual Benefit Gala
Jonathan Capehart, of MSNBC, served as the event’s emcee, and Southern Company received the Frank C. Carr Award Atlanta, GA…
How One Group Plans to Use Internships to Fight Medical Disparities
by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer April 20, 2022 Only 6.2% of medical school graduates were Black in 2019, according to…
INROADS College Links Program Impacts Over 700 Students with Digital Transformation Skills Designed for College and Workplace Readiness
ATLANTA, GA (June 29, 2022) — INROADS College Links is a college and career readiness program for high school students. Each…
INROADS sends support and love to Uvalde, TX
We are filled with deep sorrow and a profound sense of loss over the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School…
INROADS STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE BUFFALO, NY AND CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES
Once more, we have experienced not one, but two senseless killings of several individuals motivated by hatred within days of…
PULTIZER PRIZE WINNING JOURNALIST JONATHAN CAPEHART TO HOST THE 2022 INROADS BENEFIT GALA
INROADS, Inc. — the world’s largest nonprofit committed to preparing underrepresented talent for career success — is inviting the public to help…
PRONGHORN SPIRITS ACADEMY LAUNCHES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INROADS FOR BLACK STUDENTS INTERESTED IN CAREERS WITHIN THE SPIRITS INDUSTRY
Applications are now being accepted for the Pronghorn Spirits Academy (PSA) inaugural cohort in partnership with INROADS to engage Black…
NBA FOUNDATION GRANTS 40 NON-PROFIT RECIPIENTS TOTALING MORE THAN $11 MILLION IN FIFTH GRANT ROUND
The NBA Foundation tipped off its second year of grantmaking, today announcing 40 new grants totaling $11 million to organizations…