Diversity Management, News and Updates
Virginia resident Monica Cromartie was simply going about her day on Feb. 12, 2015, when Petersburg Police Officer Brian Lee Billings noticed she was speeding and decided to pull her over to give her a ticket. What followed was a textbook example of a white police officer using excessive force…
Following this year’s slate of historically diverse and inclusive nominees at the Grammy Awards and Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards — which honor the best in TV — have announced their list of 2021 nominees, setting a record for diversity and representation for people of color and members of the…
Following more than a year of biased attacks and increased discrimination against Asian American individuals, groups on the state and national level are continuing to step up and look for new ways to end the violence while increasing inclusion, representation and awareness for the AAPI community. The latest effort? Illinois…
Republican governors in states including Ohio, Oklahoma, Indiana, Maryland, and Texas who ended their federally funded pandemic unemployment programs early over fears that the programs were keeping people from returning to work now have another problem to worry about: lawsuits from groups of unemployed workers demanding the programs be reinstated….
The Biden White House continues to be a model of diversity and representation, hiring and nominating an ever-growing pool of inclusive individuals for historic government appointments. Chantale Wong is the latest individual to join that impressive fold after being nominated as the U.S. director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB),…
“It’s a small world after all,” according to the folks at Disney. But it’s now a more diverse and inclusive one as well. Leah Asmelash of CNN has reported that, after years of criticism, the popular Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland has finally been rethought and revamped in an effort…
The battle for justice for Breonna Taylor, the young Black woman killed during a no-knock raid on her apartment in Louisville in 2020, continues. In the latest twist in the case, Kiara Brantley-Jones and Sabina Ghebremedhin of ABC News have reported that an attorney representing the family of Breonna Taylor…
The controversial statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee — which played a key role in the deadly Charlottesville “Unite the Right” Rally in 2017 — has finally been taken down after years of protests and cries for its removal. J.L. Cook of The Root reported that “work to remove…
In their ongoing attack of transgender citizens within Tennessee, lawmakers have attempted to enact a law that would require businesses to post signs outside their restrooms “warning” customers they supported transgender rights — thereby potentially turning customers away from their businesses. However, just days before the bill was set to…
New York City’s theater scene — and Broadway in particular — is looking to be especially diverse and inclusive when it goes back into regular production in fall 2021. NPR’s Josie Fischels reported that when Broadway theaters begin reopening in August, every new play set to debut in the city…
