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President-elect Donald Trump has named retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn as his national security advisor. Flynn has a history of using racist rhetoric. Earlier this year Flynn tweeted, “Fear of Muslims is RATIONAL.” He also came under fire in July when he tweeted negatively about Jewish people. The retweet…
In light of the recent surge in hate crimes across the country, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is urging law enforcement to identify and prosecute those that occur. Schneiderman held a meeting with civil rights leaders Thursday to discuss the sharp increase in hate crimes, which the Southern Poverty…
A prominent Donald Trump surrogate and former spokesman for the pro-Trump Great America PAC on Wednesday suggested taking away immigrants’ constitutional rights and said there is “precedent” for enforcing a registry of all Muslim Americans: the internment camps Japanese Americans were held in during the World War II era. The…
Alt-Right-branded fliers explaining “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men,”were found at colleges in Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana and Michigan. By Sheryl Estrada Racist fliers were discoveredatseveral college campusesthis week outlining “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men.” The fliers, whichfeature photos of white women next to photos of Black men…
CVS Health (one of DiversityInc’s 25 Noteworthy Companies) has joined forces with Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that provides short- and long-term support to support military parents, through the Star Spangled Babies baby shower program. The program helps build morale by providing baby showers to service members and their growing…
Sodexo Ventures (No. 6 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) fund makes first investment with Wynd, a start-up specialized in solutions to digitize retail points-of-sale and create cross-channel customer journeys. Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, announced November 17 the launch of Sodexo Ventures, a 50 million…
In a remote village in Thailand, on the border of Myanmar (formerly Burma), Novartis (No. 2 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) researchers completed an early-phase clinical trial of an experimental treatment for malaria. The team overcame floods that swamped the facility an open-air structure with wooden beds and…
College students, professors, alumni and other leaders on campuses nationwide from at least 80 schools are standing in solidarity with one another and against President-elect Donald Trump and his anti-immigration policies. “Things are really raw for a lot of students,” said Danny Siegel, president of the student government at UCLA,…
Amy Gutmann, whose father escaped Nazi Germany, participated in a faculty solidarity march after racist texts were sent to Black students. By Sheryl Estrada Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the alma mater of President-elect Donald Trump, participated in a faculty-organized solidaritymarchagainst discriminationWednesdaynight on campus. Last…
The Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop this past summer was charged with second-degree manslaughter Wednesday along with two other felonies. In announcing the charges, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez’s use of deadly force was not…
