Diversity Management, News and Updates
The Yard, a historic cultural hub at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is being disrespected by neighborhood gentrifiers who are using it as a spot to walk their dogs or as an outdoor gym, students say. One of the main quads on the campus of Howard, a 152-year-old HBCU, The Yard is the…
Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., decided to clear the debt of 34 Howard students. 95 percent of Howard students are on financial aid. About 4,000 church members fasted and prayed for 30 days, saving money to donate to something charitable. They donated $100,000 to 34 students. Thank you…
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced on Martin Luther King Jr. Day that she will be running for president in 2020. “Truth, justice, decency, equality, freedom, democracy these aren’t just words,” Harris says in a video posted on her Twitter account on Monday morning. “They’re the values we as Americans cherish….
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan slammed Michael Flynn, a former lieutenant general, who served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, for lying to federal investigators in their probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, and for lobbying for Turkey. Sullivan is one of the many prominent graduates of…
Having a mentor, an advisor and a sponsor, someone who uses his or her influence to help advance another’s career, is critical in every profession including acting and directing. Years before Chadwick Boseman starred in Marvel Studios’ blockbuster film”Black Panther”as T’Challa, King of the fictional African nation Wakanda, he was…
Two former slaves, William Savery and Thomas Tarrant, founded Talladega College,one of the country’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), in 1867. It was the first college in Alabama to admit students of African American descent. When news began to circulate on social media that 58th presidential inaugural parade organizers…
HUACNJsalutes DiversityIncas anofficialmediapartner of theluncheon, where five New Jerseyresidentswill receive Distinguished Alumni awards. DiversityInc is “the dominant diversity publication” on the web and social media. At its core is theDiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity competition that uses SAS software to analyze data and draw correlations relative to performance. Luke…
UPDATE:West Point Clears Black Cadets, Photo is About ‘Unity’ By Sheryl Estrada The image of 16 West Point cadets in uniform outside a U.S. Military Academy barracks with their fists raised has been circulating social media.West Point is investigating whether the women’s raised fists are in support of the Black…
