Diversity Management, News and Updates
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Born: 1810s, in Georgia or in Philadelphia Died: January 4, 1904 in San Francisco,…
With augmented reality (AR) technology, instead of simply reading about a natural national monument in danger of losing its protection, you can walk around its red rock formations, see cliffs with ancient etchings appear in front of you and look at hundreds of years of cultural indigenous history at risk…
In 2018, 27.5 million people (8.5% of the U.S. population) did not have health insurance. That’s the highest number of uninsured Americans since 2009, according to a report from the US Census Bureau. Despite a strong economy, increasingly more Americans have no coverage. The dip is driven mostly by fewer people qualifying for Medicaid. People of color are particularly affected…
Financial literacy is strongly connected to financial success. Saving for retirement, multiple streams of income and smart management of debt are all factors in a stable financial life. But a study published recently by the TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) at the George Washington University…
The progress and achievement of women entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses is flourishing. The third edition of the Mastercard (DiversityInc #8 ) Index of Women, released in November, shows that female entrepreneurs globally are making big strides—particularly in the United States, New Zealand and Canada, according to the report. Mastercard’s Index…
More than 500 cities and counties have worked on raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 statewide through Tobacco 21 laws. Studies show nonwhite youth are more heavily impacted by tobacco use. Last fall, Denver, Co., passed their Tobacco 21 law with the support of Campaign…
Disney’s (No. 20 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) “Frozen 2” is currently in theaters breaking box office records, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The new animated sequel went in a slightly different direction than its blockbuster predecessor “Frozen.” The creators of the film, Jennifer Lee, Chris…
The family doctor who makes house calls well after he or she closes their practice for the day is a thing of the past. However, in New York State, Premier HealthCare, part of YAI, launched a telehealth program this fall for psychiatry that allows people with disabilities to access quality…
Pennsylvania State Rep. Jim Struzzi, R-Indiana, is trying to stir some momentum behind a bill, known as Cody’s Law, that, if it becomes law, would charge any individual who afflicts bodily harm to a person with a physical or intellectual disability with a second-degree felony. Currently in Pennsylvania, in order…
Three men now walk free after being exonerated for a crime they spent 36 years in prison for. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart, now in their 50s, were just 16 when they were wrongfully convicted of fatally shooting Baltimore middle schooler DeWitt Duckett over his Georgetown University jacket….