UPS African American Business Resource Group - Black Voices from Big Brown: Untold Stories of African Americans at Ups

Jim Casey, Founder, United Parcel Service

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Black Voices from Big Brown: Untold Stories of African Americans at UPS

Sponsored By UPS AABRG (African American Business Resource Group)

Thank you for choosing Black Voices from Big Brown, a pictorial book honoring the work of African American UPS employees, some retired and others currently employed in top executive positions at UPS.

Black Voices is filled with beautiful photography and powerful stories and quotes from each honoree. There are numerous ways to enjoy the Black Voices Journey:

Peruse the photography from acclaimed photographer Scott Areman while you read about the Honorees.

Click on the BVBB icon appearing at the bottom of each honoree page. This will take you to a link to watch their interview.

Check out blackvoicesfrombigbrown.com . There youll find more information about this project and can view Inside Black Voices pictures and videos.

And dont forget to check Black Voices out on social media

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UNTOLD STORIES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AT UPS

BLACK VOICES

FROM BIG BROWN

UNTOLD STORIES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AT UPS

Black Voices from Big Brown: Untold Stories of African Americans at UPS

First Edition: 2020

2020 United Parcel Service of America, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Published by: UPS AABRG (African American Business Resource Group) Printed in the USA.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except under Sections or of the June 2020 United States Copyright Law.

All proceeds from book purchases go to The March Foundation (a 5013c not-for-profit organization), Plano, Texas www.marchfoundation.org

Cover Image: Judith Krimski

Cover Design: Kevin Potis, Judith Krimski Interior Design: Judith Krimski

Photography: Scott Areman

Executive Producer: April Nelson Project Co-Lead: Jayson Martin

Project Management & Copywriting: Portlock Wilson, Sarah Smith

Editorial Advisor/Contributor: Janet Stovall

Printed by: IPCOMM, Decatur, Georgia

Genre: Pictorial History, African American History, Photography

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Published by AuthorHouse 01/26/2021

ISBN: 978-1-6655-1383-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6655-1385-2 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-6655-1384-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021900843

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Carol B. Tom

CEO, UPS

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More than a century ago, UPS founder Jim Casey envisioned a company centered on its people and built on the core values of fairness, dignity and respect. The UPS story is all about hard work, perseverance, starting at the bottom and working your way to the topthe story of the American Dream.

We know, however, that not all people have enjoyed equal access to the American dream. We know important parts of their stories usually go untold. To understand the true story of America and UPS, we must tell the whole story about both. Who better to tell those stories than the people who lived them?

The poet Maya Angelou said, There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Black Voices from Big Brown: Untold Stories of African Americans at UPS seeks to ensure that those stories get told. In these pages, you will hear the stories of

people who stayed quiet out of perceived necessity. You will meet men and women who overcame tremendous obstacles, while paving the way for others. You will discover the true meaning of perseverance.

We often hear these are unprecedented times and we are sailing uncharted waters. As leaders, we can learn from those who have navigated similar journeys in the past. In this moment of racial reckoning, open conversations about race are fundamental, and its my responsibility and my privilege to lend my wholehearted support to this project.

UPS has come a long way since its founding, but we know there is more still to be done in the communities we serve to eradicate racial injustice and inequality wherever it exists. I am humbled by these stories; honored to help share them; and hopeful that the inspiration they provide will move us toward solutions that will change the world.