News From A Colorful Perspective
A report by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab at San Diego State University (CCEAL) and the Sacramento Native American Higher Education Collaborative revealed that Native American boys are suspended and expelled at higher rates than students from other demographics in both the Sacramento area and throughout the entire state…
The Harvard Business Review (HBR) conducted a study that found even seemingly “inclusive” workplaces still leave women of color in interdependent work environments feeling isolated. The idea from the study, HBR said, came out of an episode of HBR’s “Women at Work” podcast, which discussed forging “sisterhood” relationships at work…
The conversation surrounding Latinos regarding ethnicity vs. race is an ongoing theme. Cardi B, a Black Latina who speaks Spanish, set the record straight for fans who may have been confused about her ethnic, racial, and national identity. The Grammy-winning rap star took to her Instagram account to talk about…
During the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 47th Annual Legislative Conference on Thursday, renowned scholar Michael Eric Dyson spoke with DiversityInc about why diversity is crucial for American society. “Diversity at its best is about the integration of and the engagement with different perspectives of the world,” said Dyson, who previously…
This diversity-management resource offers insight to evolving workplace diversity, featuring a detailed timeline of Asian American events and the relevant demographics you need to know. President Jimmy Carter signed a joint resolution in 1978 that declared May 410, 1979, as the first Asian Pacific American Heritage Week. This was later…
College students who are of the same race or ethnicity as their teaching assistants earn higher grades at statistically significant levels, and the findings are consistent across racial and ethnic groups, according to a study released this week. The study, “TAs Like Me: Racial Interactions Between Graduate Teaching Assistants and…
By Sheryl Estrada Rachel Dolezal, 37, just resigned from her position of president of the Spokane, Wash. NAACP via an open letter posted on the chapter’s Facebook page. Since last week she has been making headlines and trending on social media when allegations of a fake racial identity began to…
By Sheryl Estrada Kindness wasn’t on the agenda Tuesday during the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) meeting of delegates in Queens. According to the New York Daily News, the meeting, with about 350 in attendance, almost ended up in fisticuffs. Tempers flared, with members shouting at their president, Patrick Lynch, over…
The desert riparian environment of Oak Flat. Photo by Anna Jeffrey By Sheryl Estrada “All of the federally recognized tribes now know the world has changed,” Wendsler Nosie, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, said. A resident of the San Carlos Apache Reservation, in southeast Arizona, the change…
Q: I have question about stormfront logos. Do they incorporate what looks like a Celtic lion coat of arms in any of their affiliated groups I’m only curious because I have recently discovered a close neighbor who is displaying a Confederate flag as well as what I’m sure is a…
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