Diversity Management, News and Updates
New Brunswick, New Jersey-based multinational pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (a DiversityInc Hall of Fame company) has announced that its current Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky will be transitioning to the new position of Executive Chairman. In his place, Joaquin Duato, the company’s current Executive Committee Vice Chairman, will become…
Pittsburgh-based banking giant PNC Bank, which operates 2,945 branches in 27 states, has named Gina Coleman as the company’s new Chief Diversity Officer. Coleman will succeed Marsha Jones, who led PNC’s diversity and inclusion for more than a decade before retiring on Jan. 1, 2022. Jake Bekemeyer of the Detroit-based…
In July 2021, Illinois set a historic benchmark and became the first state in the United States to require its public schools to teach Asian American history. And now, New Jersey is poised to follow in its footsteps with similar state education requirements. Tat Bellamy-Walker of NBC News reported that…
In a remarkable show of bipartisan support for our usually divided congressional leadership, the Senate has voted to confirm the appointment of the first-ever Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history. On Thursday, June 10, Zahid Quraishi was officially approved to the U.S. District Court for the District of New…
Following a bill signed by Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey schools are now required to incorporate diversity and inclusion lessons within academic lesson plans. The Associated Press has reported that the new bill “aims to promote and highlight diversity, including economic, gender, sexual orientation and race.” “The state’s education commissioner…
The White House and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday, Feb. 18 unveiled President Biden’s new immigration legislation, which would include a path to citizenship for those living in the U.S. without documentation. This plan is based on the immigration legislation proposal Biden introduced during his first day in office. Many of…
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced the first federal bill against natural hair discrimination Thursday. His move supports the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair (CROWN) Act. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives along with Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MD.),…
Black shoppers at Menlo Park Mall in Middlesex County, N.J., were spared from a savage machete attack, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Richard Tobin, 18, reportedly devised a plan and even sat in the mall’s parking lot obsessing over the violent idea to “let loose” on black patrons with a…
Though polls show most people in New Jersey agree that marijuana should be legalized, there has been an increase in marijuana arrests in the state in recent years, the ACLU of New Jersey’s most recent data reports. Out of these arrests, racial disparities between Black and white suspects are high….
In Ocean County, N.J., one family restaurant is catering to the autistic community. The newly-opened Riv’s Toms River Hub, a Rivoli family restaurant, will have a sensory dining room dedicated to providing a full-service dining experience to children with autism, thanks to inspiration from the owners’ young grandson, Chase. The…
