Diversity Management, News and Updates
We all have a favorite emoji. “Face with tears of joy.” “Red heart.” “Face with rolling eyes.” While using them in a formal work environment is still up for debate, many people enjoy using emojis in their day-to-day life. But there also appears to be something else most people agree…
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a new broadband subsidy program designed to help families that have been struggling with the increased cost of internet access for schooling, work and other issues. According to Brian Fung of CNN Business, “The agency’s $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program provides eligible low-income…
Alphabet Inc., the company behind internet giants such as Google and YouTube, has faced a growing number of diversity-related controversies in the first few weeks of 2021. Despite its incredible ongoing profitability — including a 23% increase in advertising and profits of $46 billion in the final quarter of 2020…
As schools and offices across the country are closing in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, classes and businesses are moving online. For many of the estimated 19 million Americans without broadband internet service, learning and working from home poses challenges. Comcast (No. 6 on DiversityInc’s 2019 Top 50 Companies…
California writer and mother Joanna Schroeder had a message to other moms of white teen boys in a tweet that went viral: White supremacists online are paying attention to young men’s social media use, even if you are not. Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up. I’ve been watching…
Guillermo Robles, who is blind, said that he was not able to successfully order a pizza from Domino’s website or mobile app because of his disability. So, Robles sued. And Domino’s is not the only major retailer to be called out for not being disability-friendly. Beyoncé’s website has been targeted and…
Ken Sena WellsFargo Securities, the investment banking and capital markets business of WellsFargo & Company (No. 9 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list), announced that Internet analyst Ken Sena has joined the Global Research, Economics & Strategydivision as managing director and head of Internet Equity Research. He will be…
Comcast NBCUniversal (No. 29 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) and YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) announced a comprehensive $15.3 million partnership that combines the Y’s commitment to strengthening communities and improving the lives of children and families and the transformative potential of Comcast’s Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest…
