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DiversityInc COO Carolynn Johnson's Fireside Chat with CNN's Don Lemon

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DiversityInc COO Carolynn Johnson had a fireside chat with Don Lemon, anchor, “CNN Tonight with Don Lemon” at the 2018 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity event May 1 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

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In a blow to a growing number of states considering harsh and discriminatory bans on transgender rights, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has publicly come out in support of diversity and inclusion — backing transgender rights and saying that it will no longer hold championship events in locations that aren’t…

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Home Ownership Among Black Americans Increased Significantly in 2020 — But Rates Still Lag Dramatically Behind Whites

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While the COVID-19 pandemic struck all Americans, Black men and women took the biggest hit, suffering greater levels of unemployment, poverty, food insecurity and even death from the virus than other races. But while all this was happening, something interesting and unexpected took place as well — homeownership for Blacks,…

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Will Smith and Apple Pull Upcoming Film Out of Georgia In Protest of Racist Voter Suppression Law

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Originally published at about.kaiserpermanente.org. Kaiser Permanente is a DiversityInc Hall of Fame company.   On April 7, Kaiser Permanente announced that Diane Comer has been named the organization’s new chief information technology officer. In this role, she will lead Kaiser Permanente’s focus on developing and delivering innovative, strategic initiatives that improve…

Sanofi Expands Its Social Commitments, Creates Nonprofit Unit To Provide Poorest Countries With Access to Essential Medicines

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Originally published at sanofi.com. Sanofi U.S. ranked No. 28 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2020.   In an open letter, Sanofi Chief Executive Officer Paul Hudson today outlined several key projects that the company will implement to increase the impact of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…

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In the latest of a seemingly never-ending stream of cases involving police racism and organizational misbehavior, two police officers in Virginia have been accused of threatening a Black Army lieutenant — and pulling a gun on him — during a routine traffic stop involving vehicle identification. David K. Li of…

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More Than 100 Corporate CEOs Discuss Ways to Fight Against Georgia Voter Suppression Law

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On Saturday, April 10, the CEOs from dozens of the country’s leading corporations came together on Zoom to talk about ways Corporate America can aid in the fight against a number of controversial and racist voter suppression laws that are currently in discussion across the U.S., including the new law…