Diversity Management, News and Updates
Facebook is again under fire for providing an unchecked platform for white supremacists and other hate groups to spread their vile messages. The Hill’s Cameron Jenkins reported that “the NAACP is reportedly calling for a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, citing [ongoing] concerns of hate speech on the social…
Michael B. Jordan became a breakout Hollywood star following his roles in hit films like Creed and Black Panther, but social media has turned the actor’s latest business endeavor into a punching bag — one that he likely wished he could have avoided. David K. Li and Stefan Sykes of…
Loss of tribal elders due to COVID-19 decimating Indigenous populations. The Muscogee, Navajo, Blackfeet Nation, White Mountain Apache and Choctaw tribes are among the many communities of Indigenous people suffering irreparable losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York Times reporter Jack Healy has reported. Already impacted by infection rates…
Some of the challenges Indigenous Peoples face — like derogatory sports mascots and natural resource exploitation — have made the headlines lately, but many remain underreported. These problems are connected to a host of other crises that challenge Native communities, many due to ongoing racism and a desire to erase…
Disney’s (No. 20 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) “Frozen 2” is currently in theaters breaking box office records, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The new animated sequel went in a slightly different direction than its blockbuster predecessor “Frozen.” The creators of the film, Jennifer Lee, Chris…
Two recent studies show cultural anxiety, gender and fear of crime are affecting people’s likelihood of owning — or being open to owning — guns. Tara Warner, an associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Criminal Justice, conducted two studies that connected this cultural phenomenon to…
Originally Published by Nielsen.com African Americans want more for themselves and from corporate America, and they express it with their dollars as they move through the consumer journey, from brand awareness to purchase, as revealed today in Nielsen’s 2019 Diverse Intelligence Series (DIS) Report on African Americans. It’s in the…
Pop singer and fashion mogul extraordinaire, Rihanna, has come under fire over her feature on the cover of an upcoming issue of Harper’s Bazaar China. The magazine cover shows the Bajan singer donning traditional Chinese garb. She was accused of cultural appropriation. According to the Chinese publication, the photo is…
Rah Thomas made a decision early on in his corporate career to work at a company that would not only accept his dreadlocks but would encourage him to wear the hairstyle. Thomas, 37, a managing director in Accenture’s Infrastructure Operations practice and co-lead of the African American employee resource group,…
By Michael Nam On Sunday, May 17th, rival biker gangs, the Bandidos and the Cossacks, took part in a brawl that expanded into a deadly shootout at a restaurant in Waco, Texas. Though the melee left nine dead and 170 charged with various crimes, critics of the media pointed out…
