Diversity Management, News and Updates
On what would have been the late civil rights icon’s 93rd birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.’s 13-year-old granddaughter Yolanda Renee King proudly stood in his place, speaking out to a crowd of supporters and actively calling for all of us to continue the work her grandfather started. Maya Eaglin of…
Eight years after her death, acclaimed poet, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has landed another historic honor. She is now the first Black woman ever to appear on an official United States coin. CNN’s Sarah Fortinsky and Devan Cole reported that a new U.S. quarter featuring the late…
In a historic moment of representation for both Black women and the people of New York City as a whole, Long Island police official and Queens, New York native Keechant Sewell has been named by New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams as the city’s next police commissioner. She will become…
As part of a companywide initiative to foster and support Black talent, Pepsi (a DiversityInc Noteworthy company) has just debuted a new TV commercial spotlighting two of the country’s top HBCU marching bands. Jasmine Browley of Essence reported that the 60-second spot, titled “The Halftime Game,” was designed to “bring…
In a historic decision that rewrites the history books, the criminal records of two men who were convicted in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X are being cleared, confirming their long-held claims that they had no role in the tragic killing and were framed. Jennifer Peltz of the Associated Press…
Jessica Watkins is set to make history next year. When NASA’s Crew-4 mission launches in 2022, she will become one of a handful of Black astronauts ever to circle the planet and the first Black woman ever to join the International Space Station crew to live and work onboard the…
Civil rights attorney Fred Gray has filed a case to expunge the arrest record of civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin — and he’s considering similar efforts to clear the names of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks as well. Jay Reeves of the Associated Press reported that Gray spoke…
He changed music history and was the soundtrack for countless people’s lives, and now music legend Prince could soon be awarded a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal by the U.S. government. Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press has reported that “Minnesota’s Congressional delegation on Monday, Oct. 25, introduced a resolution to…
Eddie C. Brown and C. Sylvia Brown met each other and fell in love at Howard University in 1957. Now the couple is giving back, gifting the beloved HBCU with a $5-million donation — the largest monetary gift from alumni in the school’s history. Essence has reported that the donation…
In a historic first and an ongoing sign of increasing diversity and representation within the world of auto racing, Bubba Wallace has become the first Black driver to win a major NASCAR Cup race since 1963. The Associated Press and NPR reported that “Bubba Wallace became just the second Black…
