In individual TED-style talks, Chris Womack, EVP and President of External Affairs for Southern Company (No. 33 on The DiversityInc Top 50 list), Steve Mizell, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer for Merck, and Dave Fine, National Vice President of Sales and Distribution for Cricket Wireless at AT&T (No. 1 on…
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#ImWithKap: The Resounding Online Message During Super Bowl 53
Angela Davis, Ava DuVernay, Lena Waithe, Common, Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and more used social media to stand in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick on Super Bowl Sunday. Former Obama cabinet secretary, Chris Lu, tweeted the sentiment right before the game started: #ImWithKap is trending in USA. Because some…
AT&T Hello Lab Introduces Diversity-Focused Mentorship Program
AT&T is No. 3 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list AT&T Hello Lab, a collection of original entertainment created by, for and with Millennial and Gen Z audiences, has launched its mentorship program. It’s a new initiative that brings together entertainment industry leaders with aspiring filmmakers from diverse backgrounds…
'I Am the Unarmed Black Kid Who Maybe Needed a Hand, But Instead Was Given a Bullet'
By Chris Hoenig The Golden Globes may be Hollywood’s biggest party, but it was Selma that brought one of the awards ceremony’s most moving moments. Rapper Common stole the spotlight with his acceptance speech for Best Original Score, which he won along with John Legend for the song “Glory” that…