Diversity Management, News and Updates
Far too many emergency calls to 911 for issues ranging from family disturbances to mental health matters to wellness checks turn deadly or result in unnecessary injuries or arrests. Police show up, situations escalate, and before long, violence or arrests break out. But Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is hoping to…
In 2019, The Washington Post reported that then-President Trump had told top White House officials “he did not want a single dollar going to Puerto Rico” despite Hurricane Maria becoming one of the deadliest U.S. natural disasters in over 100 years. And it appears he meant it. According to a…
Despite public health guidelines and city ordinances warning against gathering in large groups due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of young people have gathered in Miami Beach for spring break—celebrations that many experts fear could become another superspreader event and have deadly consequences. With crowds of visitors exceeding anything…
In Jackson, Mississippi, where the majority of the city’s residents are Black, an ongoing water crisis continues nearly a month after a historic winter storm froze pipes and water mains. According to Ellen Ann Fentress and Richard Fausset of The New York Times, more than 70% of the city’s 160,000…
Puerto Rico declares “State of Emergency” over recent wave of killings targeting women and transgender individuals. Newly sworn in Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has declared that Puerto Rico is under a state of emergency following a recent wave of gender-based violence across the territory. According to CNN, “At least 60 direct…
Despite Amazon’s poor working conditions being widely publicized, and despite the widespread strikes and protests that took place this past Prime Day, Amazon is still raking in money. It recently became the second company (in addition to Apple) to reach $1 trillion. But in an effort to combat this superpower…
