Following his Memorial Day duties as Commander in Chief, as well as a speech he gave to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, President Biden took a moment at the start of the week for a happier exchange: his first official recognition of LGBTQ Pride Month while…
Tag: Equality Act
Sweeping LGBTQ Equality Act Passed by House of Representatives
The Equality Act, a historic bill that supports the fair and equal treatment of LGBTQ individuals (based on both sexual orientation and gender identity) in employment, housing, education, public accommodations, credit and jury service passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 25. Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who…
25 Percent of American Students Lack Resources for Remote Learning; Is the Death Penalty Inherently Racist?; and More
Digital divide for rural students and students of color continues to worsen. A staggering 25% of all school-aged children in the U.S. live in households without reliable Wi-Fi and consistent broadband internet service or access to web-enabled devices such as a computer or tablet, according to data from the National…
Archived: DiversityInc Top 50 Companies Endorse Equality Act
60 businesses, including numerous DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity and 25 Noteworthy Companies, have publicly endorsed the Equality Act of 2015, a bill that would put an end to workplace discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity which is still currently legal in most states. According to…
Archived: Monsanto Joins Human Rights Campaign Business Coalition for Equality
ST.LOUIS Monsanto Company announced today that it is joining the Human Rights Campaign Business Coalition for Equality, a group of leading U.S. employers supporting the Equality Act. The Equality Act is federal legislation that would provide the same basic protections to LGBT people as are provided to other protected groups…