Black History Month encourages the celebration of Black achievement and the exploration of the Black experience in both the present and past at the World Bank Group (WBG). The WBG Archives has used the occasion to learn more about the contributions of its early African American staff. Linked below are six profiles of former Bank Group staff and organizations that have helped further the Bank’s mission to eradicate poverty and promote shared prosperity.
Washington DC native and former WBG archivist Bertha F. Wilson began authoring these exhibits in 2020. Evident in each of her profiles is Mrs. Wilson’s curiosity about those individuals who laid the foundation for our institution as well as the sense of pride and belonging she experienced while learning about these individuals.
