News From A Colorful Perspective
DiversityInc Founder and Chairman Luke Visconti, along with five other expert panelists, offered their perspectives and experience during the House Committee on Financial Services hearing, entitled: “Diversity in the Boardroom: Examining Proposals to Increase the Diversity of America’s Boards.” Or, in most cases, the lack of diversity in America’s boardrooms. …
The House Committee on Financial Services hearing entitled: “Diversity in the Boardroom: Examining Proposals to Increase the Diversity of America’s Boards,” Thursday, June 20, 2019, at 10 a.m. (Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AUzBgSIpPM) Presented by Mr. Luke Visconti, Founder and Chairman of DiversityInc Good morning, Chairwoman Waters, Ranking Member McHenry and distinguished…
DiversityInc joined Nasdaq and UN Women on Thursday for the global kickoff celebration of International Women’s Day at Nasdaq headquarters in New York City. The event “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality,” included panel discussions and a bell-ringing ceremony to raise awareness of the pivotal role the private sector can…
I am the same age as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. As he was selecting pictures for his medical school yearbook page, I was flying helicopters for the United States Navy. I’m not sure about blackface in Virginia in 1984. I do know I attended flight school not long after, geographically…
I received a comment from a reader on my last column. Here’s the gist of it: “I did not tweet or post (your last column) because of the ageist comment/s made about Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. I have no problem with them being criticized as lackluster, but not because…
After watching the president conclusively prove he can read off a teleprompter, I struggled to stay awake as the 146-year-old couple (Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi) robotically read through an uninspired response. Here’s the real crisis at the border: children are dying. Families fleeing from…
Alaska Airlines is apologizing for an act of blatant discrimination against a same-sex couple, but the damage is already done as #BoycottAlaskaAirlines is circulating social media. “Diversity and inclusion are part of the fabric of Alaska Airlines,” the company said in a statement. However, the current executive team is all…
In a room of among many of his peers — white, male conservatives — Seth Grossman pleaded his case that diversity threatens the “traditional ways that made America great” and is a “bunch of crap” supported by Democrats and communists. Grossman is a Republican running for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional…
Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman of Starbucks, the company announced in a press release Monday. Schultz transitioned from CEO to executive chairman in April 2017, changing his focus to social-impact initiatives and developing the company’s high-end coffee shops. Starbucks said Myron E. “Mike” Ullman would be the…
In the Trump era, there has been a proliferation of Islamophobic and racist incidents across the country. When discrimination occurs at a place of business, it’s apparent if the company’s leadership and workforce support diversity and inclusion. A Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf caf barista refused to serve a racist…
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