Diversity Management, News and Updates
Come November, Boston will be electing its first female mayor of color in the city’s nearly 200-year history. Who that mayor will be, however, remains to be determined by residents of the city in the upcoming election that features two women of color going head to head against each other…
Following the news we reported on yesterday that New York City would become the first major city in the U.S. to require its citizens to show proof of vaccination to participate in most indoor leisure activities starting this fall, Boston’s acting mayor has come out announcing she is staunchly opposed…
Following Marty Walsh’s recent resignation to become the nation’s Secretary of Labor, Boston has sworn in his successor — Kim Janey is officially the first Black and first female to hold the position in the city’s history. Ahead of her swearing-in, the former City Council president said “History will be…
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…
Last year, Boston’s famous Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) made national headlines because it was accused of racism after Black middle school students said they were mistreated by museum staff. A staff member allegedly told the students: “No food, no drink and no watermelon.” That wasn’t the end the debacle. The…
Originally Published by Marriott Located in the heart of Boston’s vibrant Theater District, Moxy Boston Downtown today officially opened its doors, offering a backstage pass to a high-energy hotel experience. Part of Marriott International’s experiential Moxy brand, Moxy Boston Downtown is filled with stylish nods to the Theater District and offers buzzing…
Earlier this month, a Boston tow truck driver named “Jeff” hurled racist insults at a Black customer as he serviced a man and his wife. The woman, NeNe Judge’Mayo, recorded the incident and shared it on her Facebook page as well as on Youtube, according to Bossip. The verbal altercation…
In what seems to be an ongoing saga of white people not minding their business, #SidewalkSusie, offensively, interfered with mom, Alyson Laliberte, and her child while the toddler played outside of their Cambridge home. The filmed interaction, which has now gone viral, showed Theresa Lund, a Harvard University-affiliated research executive…
As 911 calls are continually being made to authorities regarding Black people simply existing, a Black man’s experience with racial profiling at Burger King is coming to light. On Tuesday, he filed a $950,000 lawsuit. In November 2015, Emory Ellis, who was homeless at the time, went to a Burger…
On Jan. 16, Accenture (No. 14 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) opened a new innovation hub in Boston’s Back Bay as part of the company’s accelerated innovation investment in the U.S. As part of the investment, Accenture plans to add 400 highly skilled technology jobs in Boston by…
