Diversity Management, News and Updates
Don’t go shopping. Don’t work out. Don’t drink coffee. Don’t have a barbecue. Don’t use Airbnb. And don’t try to make your community a better place. Perhaps the most ludicrous of the “don’t”s for Black people came about over the weekend when sisters of a historically Black sorority were approached…
In the continual reports of white people calling 911 on Black people for doing ordinary things, a Black real estate investor was reported to authorities for doing his job. In Memphis, Tenn., Michael Hayes tried to take photos of a rundown house for which he had a contract to repair…
Nicole Arbour, a Canadian YouTube star, issued a statement on Twitter in response to the backlash over her “feminist” version of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” that boasts her white privilege just as much as her original video. Before apologizing she calls the negative response a “misinterpretation,” suggesting that those…
Amid almost daily reports from across the country of white people calling the cops on Blacks for activities like napping and buying prom outfits, a Black father claims that security was notified of a “‘suspicious man’ walking on the bike path with a baby” while he pushed his son in…
It turns out barbecuing is also on the list of seemingly ordinary things Black people cannot do without having the police called on them. File that under #WorkingOutWhileBlack, #StarbucksWhileBlack, #NappingWhileBlack, #GraduatingWhileBlack, #ShoppingWhileBlack and #WaffleHouseWhileBlack. A family barbecue at a park in Oakland, Calif., was interrupted when a fellow park-goer called…
Two of the most successful rap stars of their time are in a legal battle with embattled Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Jay-Z and Eminem have both produced high profiled projects for his company. Both rappers claim they are owed unpaid royalties by The Weinstein Company, which just filed for bankruptcy….
A South Carolina man has been arrested after he attempted to solicit a white supremacist group to murder his Black neighbor and have him hanged from a tree. The disturbing request represents a modern-day attempt at lynching. Brandon Cory Lecroy, 25, reached out to a white supremacist organization to enlist…
Donda West recognized Kanye West’s talent and his commitment and opened the doors to his music career. Kanye wrote and recorded his first song at 13 years old. A decade later, at 23, he became a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records. Fast forward four years, and his solo career launched. A…
