Hundreds of people lined up in the rain to experience a long overdue piece of American history and honor the lives lost to lynching at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum in Montgomery Alabama on Thursday. The Equal Justice Initiative, sponsor of this project, has…
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National Memorial to Honor Lynching Victims Opens April 26
There was a time in the U.S. when white people would gather in public squares in the Deep South to witness Black men, women or children hanged, burned or amputated, sometimes all of the above. This form of domestic terrorism is a painful part of American history that Bryan Stevenson…
Trump at GOP Rally: Maxine Waters Has 'Very Low IQ'
When President Donald Trump attends GOP rallies, he implements the sexist and racist rhetoric he used during his presidential campaign trail to rile up supporters. Trump mocked Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) during a speechat a rally for congressional hopeful Rick Saccone on Saturday night in Moon Township, Pa. He brought…
Oprah Banishes Russell Simmons from Book of Wisdom
Thelifestyle advice of entrepreneur-producer Russell Simmons will no longer be available in upcoming editions of Oprah Winfrey’s book, “The Wisdom of Sundays.” Winfrey’s publisher has pressed the delete button following the recent sexual assault allegations against Simmons, including rape. Winfrey’s book, a bestseller, was first published in October. It is…
Jada Pinkett Smith on Mo'Nique's Netflix Boycott: She's Shining Light on the Truth
Academy Award-winning actress and comedian Mo’Nique continues to call for a Netflix boycott after she says executives offered her only $500,000 for a comedy special compared to the $13 million comedian Amy Schumer was paid last year. Mo’Nique said that accepting the offer would set a precedent for a pay…
Trump: 'I'll Beat Oprah'
As speculation resurfaces about Oprah Winfrey’s name on the presidential ballot in 2020, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in asserting his power. “Yeah, I’ll beat Oprah,” he said Tuesday. Read more news @ DiversityInc.com Trump made the assertion during a meeting with U.S. senators to discuss immigration reform….
Golden Globes: A Stunning Lack of Gender and Ethnic Diversity
Joe Biden to Oprah Winfrey: 'I Have a Regret That I'm Not President'
Former Vice President Joe Biden believes the current rhetoric ushered in with Donald Trump’s presidency is “eating at the fabric of this country,”and he’s remorseful that he’s not in the OvalOffice. Biden, Delaware’s longest-serving senator, sat down with Oprah Winfrey for an interview scheduled to air Sunday on the Oprah…
Ava DuVernay to Tell the Story of 'Central Park Rapists'
Writer and director Ava DuVernay will bring to life the stories of Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise known as the Central Park Five. The five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were wrongly convicted of viciously assaulting and raping a white woman, Trisha Meili,…
AT&T Employee's Daughter Stars in Oprah's 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'
Kyanna (Kee Kee) Simone Simpson, daughter of AT&T (No. 4 on the 2016DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) employee Anita Simpson, had a lifelong dream of playing Oprah Winfrey in a movie. Now she’s starring in the HBO adaptation of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks starring Oprah Winfrey. It is…