Diversity Management, News and Updates
Dedra Phillips had 16 years to think of the perfect birthday gift for her daughter, Nia. Most of the time, those gifts range from expensive electronics to clothes. In fact, many teens celebrate their 16th birthday with lavish celebrations and huge gifts from their parents. Phillips wanted to do something…
Raylynn Thompson, a graduating senior at Muskogee High School in Oklahoma, has invited the naysayer who told her that “Black kids couldn’t be valedictorians” to her upcoming graduation on Wednesday. Thompson, who will be graduating with an exceptional 4.71 GPA, is the valedictorian and the best student out of 328…
The once-iconic Chicago-based publishing company, Johnson Publishing Inc., launched in 1942, has filed for bankruptcy. It will not reorganize or redistribute ownership. Ebony Magazine was sold in 2016, and Jet Magazine printed its final issue in 2014. Although companies fold every day, the impact of losing this particular organization is…
Two Black women, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, are set to make history in Chicago, regarding America’s third-largest city’s mayoral election. In the Chicago’s 182-year history, a Black woman has never held the highest political position in the urban metropolis. After this coming Tuesday, that will no longer be a…
Dr. Olivia Hooker, one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots, passed away on Nov. 21 at age 103. Dr. Hooker, an accomplished professor and psychologist, was also the first Black woman to join the U.S. Coast Guard in 1945. She was a mere 6-years-old when one…
