Diversity Management, News and Updates
On what would have been the late civil rights icon’s 93rd birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.’s 13-year-old granddaughter Yolanda Renee King proudly stood in his place, speaking out to a crowd of supporters and actively calling for all of us to continue the work her grandfather started. Maya Eaglin of…
In a tragic loss for the LGBTQ community, Florida marriage equality activist Jorge Diaz-Johnston has been found dead in what appears to be a still-unsolved murder. Bianca Padro Ocasio of the Miami Herald reported that “Diaz-Johnston, 54, had been missing since Jan. 3. His body was found in a trash…
The price of a college education continues to be a stumbling block to many across the country. According to the Education Data Initiative, an estimated 43.2 million individuals are currently paying off loans with an average value of more than $39,000. Of that group, Black students and college graduates are…
Dress for Success Worldwide, the global nonprofit organization designed to empower women to succeed in business by providing a network of support, professional attire and personal development tools, has announced a change in its executive leadership. Michele C. Meyer-Shipp will become the new CEO of the organization, succeeding Joi Gordon. …
It’s another day for problematic circumstances against DEI in the state of Texas. A recent report from Billy Gates of NBC-affiliated TV station KXAN-TV said a parent is suing the Eanes Independent School District in Austin, accusing the district of being in “multiple violations” of the Texas Open Meetings Act…
A crucial part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s work in the Civil Rights movement was protecting voting rights. Instead of MLK Day celebrations this year, the leader’s family is spearheading a supportive push towards voting rights reform across the country. Statues honoring Dr. King’s activism and messages pay tribute…
With the “great resignation” still underway and labor shortages at an all-time high, it appears that American companies now have one more entity competing against them in the search for talented, qualified people who want to work: the U.S. Army. Tim Stelloh of NBC News reported that “the Army is…
On a sad day for the country’s Native American community, news broke on Jan. 11 that civil rights leader Clyde Bellecourt had died. Brad Dress of The Hill reported that Bellecourt’s son Wolf confirmed on Minnesota Public Radio that his dad had died from prostate cancer at the age of…
Diversity in the travel and hospitality industries continues to be an area where much change is needed. In a 2020 survey conducted by Travel Weekly, 17% of whites and 61% of people of color reported that the fields are not diverse or inclusive enough and require serious reform and improvements….
Publicly traded financial conglomerate S&P Global — majority owner of the S&P Dow Jones Indices — has announced Girish Ganesan as the company’s new Senior Vice President, People. Ganesan was previously the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion and Head of U.S. Talent at TD Bank Group (No. 14 on…
