Dr. Alice Chen is the National Director of Leadership Development at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals. During the DiversityInc 2019 Top 50 Companies for Diversity event in New York City on May 7, Dr. Chen shared advice on becoming an effective leader.
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Boeing Elects Lynne Doughtie to Board of Directors, Following Resignation of Director Caroline Kennedy
Originally published on boeing.mediaroom.com. The Boeing Company (No. 27 on 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) board of directors today announced that Lynne Doughtie has been elected to the board, replacing Caroline Kennedy who has resigned following three years of dedicated service. Doughtie, 58, retired from KPMG in 2020, after serving as U.S. Chairman and CEO…
Ex-Michigan Governor Charged for Racist Lead Poisoning of Flint Water Supply; COVID-19 Vaccines Not Increasing in Availability; Democrats Plan to Repeal Trump Rules; and More
Former Michigan Governor formally charged for poisoning thousands of predominantly Black Flint citizens with water containing lead. In 2014, when the city of Flint was forced by the state to begin taking its water supply from the Flint river rather than using water from nearby Detroit as it had for…
Celebrating 5 MLK Statues, Memorials and Significant Locations Across the Country—All Worth a Visit
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s activism and message reverberated across the United States and the world in the 20th century and continues to do so decades later as the fight for civil rights rages on. While many schools and workplaces close during MLK Day, the national holiday is often referred…
NYPD Sued for Years of Racial Abuse and Use of Excessive Force; Trump Administration Approves Discrimination Against LGBTQ individuals; and More
NYPD sued by Attorney General for years of racial abuse and use of excessive force. In what’s been called a “landmark lawsuit,” The New York Times has reported that New York state Attorney General Letitia James is suing the city of New York, the mayor and the NYPD’s leaders, alleging…
NBCUniversal News Group Launches NBCU Academy, Offering Training to Universities and Community Colleges
NBCUniversal News Group launched NBCU Academy, a new, innovative, multiplatform journalism training and development program for four-year university and community college students through education, on-campus training and online programming. Originally published on corporate.comcast.com. The initiative includes a curated onsite curriculum for hands-on learning experience with world-class NBCU News Group journalists,…
Kaiser Permanente: Committing $8.15M for Racial Equity
Originally published on about.kaiserpermanente.org. Grants to grassroots and nonprofit organizations will help address structural racism and practices that prevent communities of color from achieving good health and well-being. Kaiser Permanente (DiversityInc Hall of Fame), the nation’s largest integrated, nonprofit health system, has awarded $8.15 million to support dozens of nonprofit…
10 Modern Black Civil Rights Leaders to Follow Today
After the arrest of Rosa Parks on a segregated Montgomery bus just over 65 years ago, a seismic shift in American life began. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, led in part by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the first major event in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and…
INROADS Joins Digital Hub to Provide Innovative Leadership and Career Development for HBCU Students
ATLANTA (JAN. 13, 2021) — INROADS congratulates Apple, Southern Company [No. 26 on The 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list] and Ed Farm on their commitment to promote racial equity and justice through the development of the Propel Center. This physical and virtual campus will provide students at…
Toyota Research Institute and Stanford University’s Dynamic Design Lab Study How to Improve Automotive Safety
Originally published on pressroom.toyota.com. Inspired by the Skills of Professional Drift Drivers, Research Seeks to Combine the Technology of Vehicle Automation with Artificial Intelligence Algorithms What if every driver who ran into trouble had the instinctive reflexes of a professional race car driver and the calculated foresight of a supercomputer…
Loss of Tribal Elders Due to COVID-19 Decimating Indigenous Populations; Colorado Revamps Common-Law Marriage Requirements, Making Them More Friendly for LGBTQ Couples; and More
Loss of tribal elders due to COVID-19 decimating Indigenous populations. The Muscogee, Navajo, Blackfeet Nation, White Mountain Apache and Choctaw tribes are among the many communities of Indigenous people suffering irreparable losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York Times reporter Jack Healy has reported. Already impacted by infection rates…