Diversity Management, News and Updates
The Canadian public is reeling after a tragic hate crime took place over the weekend, leaving virtually an entire family dead. The Associated Press has reported that on June 6, “a driver plowed a pickup truck into a family of five, killing four of them and seriously injuring the other…
In one of the more somber moments of his presidency, President Joe Biden traveled to Oklahoma on Tuesday, June 1 on the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a bloody and often overlooked racist attack that left more than 300 dead in the then-flourishing Tulsa community once referred to…
Following the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death earlier this week, Darnella Frazier, the 17-year-old who filmed his murder, has released a heartfelt tribute in his memory. When Minneapolis police were apprehending Floyd, Frazier just happened to be walking by the scene with her nine-year-old cousin. As Floyd’s arrest began,…
On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by former police officer Derek Chauvin, his family will be traveling to Washington D.C. for a special meeting with President Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other top congressional leaders. Emma Newburger of CNBC has reported that “the Floyd family’s…
The Argueta family — 19-year-old Joe, his father Luis, mother Florinda and uncle Margarito Alcantar — claimed they were tired of their house in a suburban enclave west of Houston being vandalized. So, they set up a plot to “take care” of the situation. But instead of dealing with the…
The individual accused of the heinous murder of eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area spas was indicted on murder charges by two different grand juries on May 11 and now faces additional hate crime charges as well as the death penalty. Kate Brumback of the…
In what has been described as a “devastating” report, human rights experts and lawyers have investigated and released a 188-page analysis of the ongoing police brutality and killing of Black Americans in the U.S. Their verdict: the country is guilty of “crimes against humanity” and should be prosecuted for its…
As a new wave of gun violence continues to impact the United States, with mass shootings seemingly occurring on a daily basis, a troubling new report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) brings race into the gun ownership debate. According to the firearm industry trade association’s report, despite the…
After three weeks of riveting and emotionally draining testimony, attorneys for the defense and prosecution came to a rest on Monday, April 19, passing the fate of Derek Chauvin — the former Minneapolis police officer accused of the slow and painful murder of George Floyd — to the trial’s jury….
The first four months of 2021 have been among the worst on record for transgender individuals. States like Texas are threatening parents of transgender children with jail for supporting their children’s medical needs. Arkansas has passed what the ACLU has called the “single most extreme anti-trans law to ever pass…
