North Korea is continuing its horrific history of civil rights abuses against its citizens. In the latest instance, Variety’s Naman Ramachandran has reported that “a man who smuggled copies of smash hit South Korean Netflix series Squid Game into North Korea has been sentenced to death, after authorities caught high…
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Global Black Pride Announces First-Ever Live Event and Human Rights Conference Scheduled for 2022
The organization Global Black Pride, initially founded in 2020, is set to host its first-ever live events beginning in 2022. Billed as “the first-ever and only global Pride event that brings together Black LGBTQI communities across all continents to celebrate their culture, diversity,” the group sprang to life in the…
Ernest Johnson Executed in Missouri Despite His Existing Intellectual Disability
Even a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court wasn’t enough to grant Ernest Johnson clemency. The death row inmate who many supporters had hoped to save due to his existing intellectual disability was executed on Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the state of Missouri. CNN’s Raja Razek and Paul LeBlanc reported…
President Biden Calls for Increased LGBTQ Rights and Equality Around the Globe at UN General Assembly
In a speech to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21, President Biden called for the need to increase equality of LGBTQ individuals around the globe. He also told the global leaders gathered at the meeting that it was their responsibility to draft and approve laws…
Human Rights Advocates Fear Mass Executions of Gay and Bisexual Men in Afghanistan Due to Taliban Takeover
As the ongoing humanitarian crisis continues to unfold across Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul on Aug. 15 and the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country, concerns over a new human rights crisis are starting to emerge. Gay and bisexual men in the country now fear that with the Taliban…
Oregon Couple Erects Pride Billboard After Local School Bans BLM Signs and Displays With ‘Political’ Meaning
When school board members in Newberg, Oregon, decided to ban all displays of LGBTQ Pride, Black Lives Matter and other signs with supposed “political” meaning, a couple living on a farm nearby decided it was up to them to stand up for and support the rights and identities of impacted…
US Blocks Import of Tuna From a Chinese Seafood Provider Believed To Be Keeping Their Crew in Slave Labor
A Chinese seafood provider based in Fiji will no longer import its tuna into the U.S. after authorities discovered that its crew was subjected to forced labor while working on the ship. Ben Fox of the Associated Press has reported the action is “part of an increasing effort to keep…
Black History Month Profiles: Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Organizer
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Bayard Rustin who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn more about important figures. Born: March 17, 1912, West Chester, PA Died: Aug. 24,…
Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump Demands Galveston, Texas Police Department Release Bodycam Footage of Mounted White Officers Leading Black Man With Rope
A photo of two mounted white Galveston, Texas police officers leading a handcuffed Black man with a rope evoked imagery of Antebellum-era slave catchers for many, sparking an outrage last week that led the Galveston Police Chief to issue a public apology to the suspect, Donald Neely, and his family….
Human Rights Campaign Names Its First Black Leader: Alphonso David
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), one of the major LGBTQ organizations in the world, announced this week that Alphonso David will become president of the organization — its first Black leader. The HRC has previously faced criticism for its lack of diversity and history of transgender exclusion. David was born…