I started working in the city about 6 years ago and when I did there were a few black women but not that many faces.6 years onwards and I have to say that there are so many black men AND women in the city it is unbelievable. I am not talking about just the small support roles either but middle management (some of the larger IT consultancy companies are apparently working on ways to raise black men and women to the top).

I have to say that over the years I have seen so many young black men and women bouncing into the city and making their mark in their careers that I've just thought that improvement in terms of education and moving into top notch employment has improved in general.

I thought things had improved until a quite controversial conversation with a colleague who informed me one of his relatives couldn't get his head around the fact that learning to be professional didn't mean you had to be a bounty / oreo and from what my colleague is skill is typical of people his relatives age (his relation is about to finish uni). I cannot believe that this is the case especially with organisations such as rare recruitment out there making their mark.

I'm wondering what other people's views of black people and their slow / fast move into the corporate environment is...