Diversity Management, News and Updates
In a disturbing example of domestic violence, a Michigan man has been accused of killing his longtime boyfriend over a fight involving a video game. Elisha Fieldstadt of NBC News reported that Docquen Jovo Watkins “is being held without bond in the Oakland County Jail on a second-degree murder charge.”…
In what is becoming an all-too-common occurrence of late, another car has struck a group of protestors, causing numerous injuries and at least one death. NPR’s Jaclyn Diaz has reported that “one woman is dead after a man drove into a crowd of protesters late Sunday night in Minneapolis. The…
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month takes place in October to raise awareness about this critical social and public health issue. One out of every four women and one out of every 10 men will experience sexual violence, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime according to…
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo addressed the press outside of the medical examiner’s office Monday, suggesting Sgt. Christopher Brewster would not have been killed in the line of duty Saturday if not for the “boyfriend loophole” — a gap in gun legislation that allows domestic violence offenders whose victims are…
Joe Biden just can’t seem to keep his foot out of his mouth. Whether it was accidental or on purpose, the former vice president’s attempt at using a pun to condemn domestic violence against women took an ugly turn during Wednesday night’s fifth Democratic presidential debate. Related Story: Joe Biden…
Charles Barkley, a former NBA player and current analyst for TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” has issued an apology after threatening to hit Alexi McCammond, a female journalist for Axios covering the 2020 presidential race for the outlet. Despite saying she would normally never break an off-the-record interview agreement, on Tuesday,…
Stephanie Apstein, the Sports Illustrated reporter who broke the news about a Houston Astros executive verbally attacking three women reporters, received an apology Saturday from Astros owner Jim Crane after the team initially accused her of fabricating the story. Apstein shared a photo of the apology letter Sunday on Twitter….
The Houston Astros fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman on Thursday after he made offensive comments to female journalists, which was originally reported by Sports Illustrated’ Stephanie Apstein. On Saturday, Taubman was in the clubhouse celebrating the team’s American League Championship Series victory when he yelled “Thank God we got…
The Houston Astros are in the World Series for the second time in three years after eliminating the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series on Saturday night. But amid the celebration, the team is dealing with controversy after an executive for the organization verbally accosted several female…
Courtney Taylor Irby was in fear for her life on June 15. Her husband had tried to run her off the road and had been arrested for it. He was facing a domestic violence charge, Irby had a restraining order and he wasn’t even allowed to use, possess or carry…
