Diversity Management, News and Updates
People of color repeatedly suffer in both the workplace and in education because of simple matters like their hairstyle — and the issue sadly doesn’t appear to be going away. CNN’s Nicquel Terry Ellis and Cheri Mossburg have reported that “a Black job applicant suing an employer over hair discrimination…
Ageism remains a problem in business, despite D&I efforts to correct it. Nearly 2 out of 3 workers over the age of 45 have seen or experienced age discrimination on the job, according to the AARP. A study in 2019 reported that 80% of older workers have had their career…
UPDATE: Aug. 29, 2018 After a social media video went viral showing Christ the King Elementary School student Faith Fennidy being sent home crying because the school rejected her hair extensions, the school announced on Monday it has withdrawn its policy that “Only the student’s natural hair is permitted.” “School…
UPDATE: Aug. 29, 2018 After a social media video went viral showing Christ the King Elementary School student Faith Fennidy being sent home crying because the school rejected her hair extensions, the school announced on Monday it has withdrawn its policy that “Only the student’s natural hair is permitted.” “School…
Hairstyles have both cultural and political significance within the Black community. From locs to Afros to press and curls, the intricacies of hairstyles are especially understood among Black women. It’s an extension of self-expression. “My hair has been a big part of me,” actress Jada Pinkett Smith said. “Taking care…
By Alana Winns and Christian Carew Rah Thomas, a managing director in Accenture’s Infrastructure Operations practice and co-lead of the African American employee resource group, has been growing his dreadlocks for almost 20 years. Thomas made a decision early on in his corporate career to work at a company that…
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,…
Lupita Nyong’o took a stand against her natural hair being digitally altered for the cover of Grazia UK magazine. The Oscar-winning actress refused to allow “unconscious prejudice” and set standards of beauty negate her “beautiful, kinky, coily hair.” In an Instagram post on Friday, Nyong’o, 34, expressed her disappointment with…
By Sheryl Estrada Staff Sgt. Cherie Wright. Photo credit: DVIDS Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller approved on Monday locks and two-strand twist hairstyles for women serving in the Marines. Staff Sgt. Cherie Wright played a major role in theapproval. Wright was an advocate and a sponsor…
