Diversity Management, News and Updates
As if hurling an 8.8-pound shot put 64 feet and 11 inches to win a silver medal at this year’s Tokyo Olympics weren’t impressive enough, Charleston, South Carolina’s Raven Saunders has also become one of the few medalists (so far) to use their time on the podium to call attention…
In a historic first for Black men in sports, LeBron James has become the first NBA player to earn $1 billion — reaching the milestone while still actively playing in the NBA. Victoria Moorwood of Revolt.TV has reported that the news comes following James’ leading role in the new film…
Virginia resident Monica Cromartie was simply going about her day on Feb. 12, 2015, when Petersburg Police Officer Brian Lee Billings noticed she was speeding and decided to pull her over to give her a ticket. What followed was a textbook example of a white police officer using excessive force…
The U.S. is supposed to be back in business and opening up for a return to life pre-COVID-19. But instead, public health officials are becoming increasingly concerned by a troubling series of recent developments, including an alarming drop in vaccinations among people of color and a sharp spike of the…
Finding and supporting companies by Black-owned businesses is about to become a whole lot easier thanks to a new “Black-owned” business tag debuting on Instagram. Randi Richardson of NBC News reported on Instagram’s announcement of the new feature available for U.S.-based businesses. Instagram said the goal of the “Black-owned” label…
The Tokyo Olympics is shaping up to be a hotbed of protest and calls for social reform and increased social justice by American athletes. As the games grow nearer, track and field star Gwen Berry has made headlines across the country by turning away from the flag during her medal…
According to a new report by data analytics company Blendoor, it’s apparently easier, or sufficient, for some giant tech companies to donate millions of dollars to causes like Black Lives Matter than it is to actually promote change by increasing diversity numbers within their own workforce. Meredith Somers of MIT…
Sha’Carri Richardson is about to become a household name. On June 20, the 21-year-old sprinter from Dallas, Texas ran the 100-meter U.S. Olympic qualifying heat with a time of 10.64 seconds. Richardson’s finish was the sixth-fastest in history for a woman, and the fourth-fastest time ever for an American woman….
While some states have pushed back on policing reform following the death of George Floyd and the conviction of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin for his murder last summer, other states appear to be finally coming through with the much-needed reform measures. CNN’s Keith Allen, Brad Parks and Devan Cole…
In an alarming trend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Black people are substantially more likely to die in traffic accidents than white men or women. Even during peak quarantine, when people were driving less due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of…
