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About Amazon BEN NY Metro
Amazon’s employee-led affinity groups bring colleagues together around shared identities and experiences, fostering inclusion and belonging. The Black Employee Network (BEN) is one of these groups, with a mission to recruit, retain and empower Black employees across the company.
BEN NY Metro, BEN’s New York chapter, hosts invitation-only programs focused on leadership development, career growth, entrepreneurship and community partnership for Amazonians (Amazon employees) and the wider business community.
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Carib News Community Foundation Inc.
Carib News Community Foundation Inc. is a New York nonprofit focused on cultural and ethnic awareness. Its community work includes sharing disaster-response resources that connect people wishing to help Caribbean communities with organizations providing humanitarian aid and recovery support.
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Hamlet Consulting Group is a New York strategic communications and brand advisory firm led by Principal Consultant Candace Sandy. Its work spans public relations, marketing, event management and crisis media management, with a focus on helping organizations communicate and engage their communities.
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The IBB Global Group
The IBB Global Group is a Caribbean-rooted, US-based business-to-business consultancy founded and led by Group CEO Gillian Wall. Its services span leadership development, strategy and organizational design, corporate advisory, global trade and investment.
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