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Lt. Cmdr. Kerry Karwan, a retired member of the Coast Guard and member of the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), attended the Dec. 11 joint congressional hearing by the U.S. House Oversight and Homeland Security Committees. The issue at hand was one she had personal experience with. “Righting the Ship,”…
Originally posted on Bayer.com Companies to continue crop protection development programs Bayer and Atomwise, the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for drug discovery, today announced the companies will continue the development of two crop protection programs. Farmers across the world are facing an increase in weed, insect and fungal resistance…
At the 2018 Grammy Awards, only one woman winner, Alessia Cara, appeared on TV. When Variety asked Recording Academy president Neil Portnow about the #GrammysSoMale controversy, another arose. “It has to begin with… women who have the creativity in their hearts and souls, who want to be musicians, who want…
Companies are spending billions on diversity and inclusion programs, but Black professionals are still experiencing exclusion that’s barring them from the C-suite. “Being Black in Corporate America: An Intersectional Exploration,” a study by the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) used quantitative and qualitative data from a national survey to discover…
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo addressed the press outside of the medical examiner’s office Monday, suggesting Sgt. Christopher Brewster would not have been killed in the line of duty Saturday if not for the “boyfriend loophole” — a gap in gun legislation that allows domestic violence offenders whose victims are…
Originally published on pressroom.toyota.com. Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced executive leadership changes designed to sustain its automotive operations and to continue its transformation in the mobility space. Effective April 1, 2020, Jim Lentz, chief executive officer TMNA, will retire after 38 years with the company. Tetsuo “Ted” Ogawa, chief operating…
A fifth grade class in Mehlville, Missouri had an assignment that required students to set prices for various items like a jug of milk, a cow, a bushel of wool, firewood — and a slave. The teacher’s faux pas has the NAACP calling for a formal apology. The exercise was…
“Collars for dollars” was a common practice among the Transit District 34 officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD). The practice has now resulted in a lawsuit, according to the New York Daily News. Five police officers, now-retired Pierre Maximilien, Sgt. Edwin Raymond and three other officers reportedly filed…
Right now under the federal statute Section 14(c) of the Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act, workers with disabilities can legally be paid less than minimum wage. The National Organization on Disability (NOD) and other advocates are pushing to do away with this provision, which they argue is an…
Mena Hawkins, a 17-year-old high school junior at Liberty High School with cerebral palsy, finished the one-mile Las Vegas Great Santa Run using her walker. Typically, Mena uses a wheelchair and she can’t walk without help from her walker, which she used during the Great Santa Run. CNN reported that…