Diversity Management, News and Updates
After months of speculation over who would replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, President Biden announced Friday that he’s chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson, an attorney serving as a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as his nominee. If the nomination…
Holding true to his campaign promise, President Joe Biden has committed to nominating a Black woman to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. If he does, and that Judge is confirmed, she will become the first Black woman ever to hold a seat on the Supreme Court of the…
The White House has announced a dramatic increase in funding to assist communities of color with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mariel Padilla of nonprofit newsroom The 19th reported that the Biden administration would allocate an additional $785 million from the American Rescue Plan towards helping communities of color that have…
The nation’s federal appeals court just became a little bit more diverse, inclusive and representative of the American population as a whole with the Senate confirmation of Beth Robinson. A previous associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court since 2011, Robinson has been confirmed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court…
Survivors of same-sex marriages and some long-term relationships where the couples couldn’t marry will now be able to share in the same Social Security benefits as everyone else in the country thanks to a new decision by the Biden administration. Chris Johnson of the Los Angeles Blade reported that “a…
A pilot aboard Southwest Airlines has been accused of making a politically offensive statement during a flight. Deepa Shivaram of NPR reported that “a Southwest Airlines pilot is under an internal investigation after signing off from a flight using the phrase ‘Let’s go, Brandon.’” According to Shivaram, the divisive phrase…
In what has been called a historic milestone in the rights and recognition of people who are nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, or don’t identify as either male or female, the U.S. State Department has carried through on its promise and began issuing passports with an “X” gender designation. Although the government agency…
Immigrants in the United States without proper documentation will no longer have to fear getting arrested at schools, churches, hospitals and a number of newly “protected” areas. The Associated Press has reported that the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. immigration authorities issued new guidelines on Wednesday, Oct. 27,…
Following in the historic steps of Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Myrna Pérez has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a new federal appeals judge. Suzanne Gamboa of NBC News reported that “the Senate voted Monday, Oct. 25, to confirm voting rights advocate Myrna Pérez as a judge on…
The White House is stepping up to improve the U.S. educational system for Black students. Alexandra Alper of Reuters has reported that President Joe Biden has “signed an executive order setting up two commissions within the Department of Education to improve education for Black students.” According to Alper, “one commission…
