During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Bessie Coleman who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Bessie Coleman, Pioneer Aviatrix Born: Jan. 26, 1892, Atlanta, Tx….
Tag: Civil Rights
ACLU Elects a Black President for the First Time in the Nonprofit’s 101-Year History
Deborah N. Archer, New York University’s Jacob K. Javits professor of clinical law, was elected as the new president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday, Feb. 1. Archer becomes the ACLU’s eighth president since 1920 but will also be the first Black president to lead the nonprofit…
10 Modern Black Civil Rights Leaders to Follow Today
After the arrest of Rosa Parks on a segregated Montgomery bus just over 65 years ago, a seismic shift in American life began. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, led in part by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the first major event in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and…
Indigenous Woman’s Abuse in Quebec Hospital Highlights Ongoing Systemic Violence Against Native Women
On Sept. 28, 2020, Joyce Echaquan, a member of the Manawan First Nation in Canada, livestreamed the last moments of her life as she writhed and shouted in pain from her hospital bed. The video shows nurses at the Centre Hospitalier de Lanaudiere in Quebec mocking her, using sexist and…
Lessons to be Learned From Kamala Harris
Joe Biden had a drawn-out process to pick his running mate for vice president, Sen. Kamala Harris. There are excellent lessons to be learned for corporate America:
News Roundup: Statue Removal Vote, Diversity Lawsuit, and a Petition Honoring John Lewis
House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues from Capitol Washington lawmakers passed legislation to remove statues of people who served the Confederacy or defended slavery, The Hill reports. The legislation passed in a 305-113 vote on Wednesday. All of the “no” votes to remove the statues from the Capitol came from Republican lawmakers…
Remembering Rep. John Lewis: A Civil Rights Icon
Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon and activist, died July 17 at age 80. As a congressman, Lewis was known for his strong dedication to uphold morality above politics. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis gained prominence as a civil rights leader who fought Jim Crow laws, racial inequality, and…
NOD Fights to Eliminate Subminimum Wage for People With Disabilities Under Section 14(c)
Right now under the federal statute Section 14(c) of the Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act, workers with disabilities can legally be paid less than minimum wage. The National Organization on Disability (NOD) and other advocates are pushing to do away with this provision, which they argue is an…
Council on Criminal Justice: Racial Disparities Declined in Correctional Facilities Between 2000 and 2016
People of color still are significantly more likely to end up in the criminal justice system than white people, but new research from the nonpartisan think tank, the Council on Criminal Justice reflects a decline in the size of these disparities between 2000 and 2016. Racial gaps in jails, prisons…
Rosa Parks Statue Dedicated by Montgomery’s First Black Mayor on Rosa Parks Day
The city of Montgomery, Ala., dedicated a statue to civil rights icon Rosa Parks on Sunday afternoon, presented by the city’s first Black mayor, Steven Reed. Sunday was the second annual Rosa Parks Day in Alabama and also marked 64 years to the day Parks was arrested for sitting in…