News From A Colorful Perspective
The racial disparities in Utah prisons have become so prominent that they warrant an examination into implicit bias, according to a proposal from state Rep. Marsha Judkins. The Republican lawmaker told the Standard-Examiner that she is working on a prosecution transparency bill that will collect data on how arrests, chargings,…
“Imposter syndrome” affects about 70% of Americans, according to psychologists Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes, who coined the term in 1978, but it can take a particularly heavy toll on people of color. Clance and Imes described imposter syndrome as an “internal experience of intellectual phoniness in people…
Nike Inc.’s HR Chief Monique Matheson informed employees on Wednesday that the company has failed in both promoting and hiring women and minorities to senior-level positions. But this is not surprising as Nike’s executive leadership team is predominantly white and male. Mark Parker, the company’s chairman, president and CEO since…
Staff members at The Wall Street Journal have written a letter to their management team regarding the publication’s astounding lack of diversity, Business Insider reported on Tuesday. “Diversity in the newsroom is good for business and good for our coverage,” staffers wrote to Gerard Butler, editor in chief, and Matt…
The percentage of Black delegates at this year’s Republican convention in Cleveland has dropped to its lowest level in recorded history around 0.7 percent with only 18 Black delegates out of a total of 2,472. The RNC does not break out Latino or Asian delegates, and the breakout of those…
Academically challenging classes, experienced teachers and moderate disciplinary policies are housed in affluent white school districts, leaving minorities on the fringe, according to a U.S. Department of Education survey. “In general, the data shows students of color, students whose first language is not English and students with disabilities are, according…
A study released by U.S. News and Raytheon gives a detailed analysis of the continuous growth in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field but not for everyone: overall, women and minorities are not making progress in this field at the same rate as white males. However, other studies show…
An internal report released by the Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday concluded “senior leadership of the agency is not committed to diversity there has been little progress over the past several decades in diversifying the leadership cadre and pipeline, and in sustaining the hiring of diverse officers.” The Diversity in…
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