David Kenny is the CEO and Chief Diversity Officer of Nielsen. In a conversation with DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson, Kenny explains why he chose to perform both roles at the company.

David Kenny is the CEO and Chief Diversity Officer of Nielsen. In a conversation with DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson, Kenny explains why he chose to perform both roles at the company.
Vernon Jordan, a civil rights icon and former adviser to President Bill Clinton died on Monday, March 1 at 85 years old. Born in Atlanta and raised in the Jim Crow South, Jordan was best known for his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, Washington D.C. and Wall Street. Jordan…
Originally published at about.att.com. AT&T is a DiversityInc Hall of Fame company. John Stankey, chief executive officer of AT&T Inc., spoke Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the AT&T Policy Forum on the steps needed to make high-speed internet connections accessible, affordable and sustainable to more rural and low-income families. In…
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of female innovators and history makers like Nellie Bly, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: May 5, 1864, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died: January 27, 1922,…
Her story and history may have been brought to prominence through the film Hidden Figures starring Janelle Monáe but aerospace engineer and mathematician Mary W. Jackson is a “hidden figure” no more. In a moving ceremony, NASA officials recently renamed their D.C. headquarters in Jackson’s honor. The newly named Mary…
In his first major public speech since inciting an insurrection at the nation’s capital and being impeached for a historic second time, former President Donald Trump spent a significant amount of time stoking his base and attacking teenage transgender athletes. In the long and rambling diatribe given at the Conservative…
When stock market indexing giant NASDAQ announced plans to make the companies listed on its exchange include at least some measure of diversity on their boards last December, the reaction was loud and immediate from both sides. Right-leaning groups like The Heritage Foundation declared the move “discriminatory and immoral” and…
We celebrate Women’s History Month each March to honor the legacy, contributions and resilience of women and girls around the world, but a recognized time dedicated to celebrating women wasn’t formally added to the calendar until 1980. What originally became a national, monthlong celebration began as a locally celebrated women’s…
The 78th Golden Globes on Feb. 28 was marred with controversy, with confounding nominations and a lack of diversity among the voting body in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In the first-ever bi-coastal ceremony, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler lampooned HFPA’s diversity issues in the opening monologue. “Everybody is…
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a new broadband subsidy program designed to help families that have been struggling with the increased cost of internet access for schooling, work and other issues. According to Brian Fung of CNN Business, “The agency’s $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program provides eligible low-income…
With a global pandemic raging on and millions of people out of work or struggling to make ends meet because of business closures or loss of stable income, the government’s ban on evictions — proposed through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — was supposed to ease fears and…