AT&T’s SEVP and Chief Compliance Officer David Huntley has a frank conversation about race and how far we have to go to make things right.
Tag: Race
California Bill Would Mandate Racial Diversity on Corporate Boards
A recent California bill would mandate diversity in corporate boards for all companies headquartered within the state. The bill would ban all-white corporate boards and comes on the heels of a 2018 law that mandated women hold seats in all corporate boards. This racial diversity bill AB 979 defines “underrepresented…
EY’s Leslie Patterson Discusses the Power of Corporate Allyship
Leslie Patterson, U.S. talent leader at EY (DiversityInc Hall of Fame), says she’ll never forget the day Kelly Grier, EY chair, called and asked her to lead the company’s anti-racism efforts. She had been explaining the death of George Floyd to her three young sons and how police brutality affects…
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Announces Diversity as a Research Priority
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (ASFP) announced it would be prioritizing research on diverse populations as part of its 2020–2022 grant funding cycles. This research will focus on suicide prevention within underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, as well as the effectiveness of technological tools to prevent suicide, according to…
As COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Commence, Diversity Becomes a Vital Issue
As the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts diverse communities, the need for greater diversity in vaccine trials is very evident. Black and Latinx people have been three times as likely as white people to be infected with the virus, and twice as likely to die, but they have historically made up…
Research Roundup: Study Finds Healthy Black Children More Likely To Die After Surgery Than White Counterparts
Black children with no apparent health issues are more likely to face complications and death after surgeries than their white counterparts, a new study published by Pediatrics found. Details indicate that in the 30 days after surgery, healthy Black children are more than 3.5 times more likely to die. Health…
Boeing’s Sara Bowen Discusses Allyship to the Black Community
Sara Bowen, vice president of global diversity and inclusion at Boeing Company (No. 27 on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list), spoke with DiversityInc about efforts to serve as an ally to the Black community. She said allyship begins with asking critical questions in an effort to…
Hilton’s Laura Fuentes Discusses Importance of Empathy in Allyship
Laura Fuentes, chief talent officer at Hilton (No. 2 on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) said empathy is central to being an ally to those facing racial injustice. Fuentes is from Spain and spent much of her life living and traveling around the world, first with…
AbbVie’s Julie Osborne Discusses the Importance of Listening and Learning as a White Ally to the Black Community
For Julie Osborne, vice president of equality, diversity, and inclusion at AbbVie (No. 19 on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity) being a white ally to the Black community and other groups facing racial injustice begins with listening and learning. Back in 2018, she led a number of…
MIT Study Finds Race an Important Factor in Determining Deaths from COVID-19
A new MIT Sloan School of Management study has found evidence that race may be just as important as underlying health conditions in determining someone’s likelihood of dying from COVID-19. The study, by Christopher R. Knittel, the George P. Shultz professor of applied economics at MIT Sloan and Bora Ozaltuna,…