Diversity Management, News and Updates
Fourteen-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta was laid to rest on Monday, Jan. 10, after being accidentally shot by police during part of a tragic retail store shoot-out. Christopher Weber of The Associated Press reported that Orellana-Peralta “was killed when a Los Angeles police officer fired at a suspect at a clothing store…
Another U.S. city has agreed to a multi-million-dollar settlement in the case of a Black man wrongfully killed by police during an arrest. CNN’s Raja Razek reported that “Williamson County, Texas, announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14 that a $5-million settlement has been approved to settle a lawsuit in the wrongful…
Two years after her son died tragically at the hands of police officers, a mom in Louisiana is still demanding answers and justice. Jim Mustian of the Associated Press reported that “Ronald Greene’s mother chastised Louisiana lawmakers on Monday, Dec. 13, for not acting quickly enough to hold state troopers…
The family of a transgender woman in Georgia who was sent to a men’s prison and then routinely taunted by guards until she took her own life will be receiving a $2.2-million wrongful-death settlement from the state’s prison system. Trudy Ring of The Advocate reported that the settlement, which is…
Despite the ongoing pandemic, it appears the spirit of the holidays is alive and well based on the success of 2021 Giving Tuesday (Nov. 30). While retail numbers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday were down, Americans’ desire to give to social justice causes, community programs, environmental groups and countless…
During the summer of 2020, at the height of the social justice movement, support for Black Lives Matter hit a high, with 52% of people of all races surveyed saying they supported the issue. But as time wears on, that level of support appears to be dropping steadily. Claretta Bellamy…
While the trials involving Ahmaud Arbery and Kyle Rittenhouse continue to take up the bulk of evening news coverage, there’s a bit of good news breaking in the case of another race-based murder that has received far less media attention. Heather Hollingsworth of the Associated Press reported that “a judge…
In a historic decision that rewrites the history books, the criminal records of two men who were convicted in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X are being cleared, confirming their long-held claims that they had no role in the tragic killing and were framed. Jennifer Peltz of the Associated Press…
A Black North Carolina man has been freed after being wrongfully imprisoned behind bars for 24 years. Bryan Anderson of the Associated Press reported that on Friday, Nov. 12, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper pardoned Dontae Sharpe, “who spent 24 years behind bars for a murder he has long said…
Even after his outrageous behavior in the no-knock raid of Breonna Taylor’s home — and ultimately firing the shot that killed the 26-year-old emergency room technician — Myles Cosgrove believes he still deserves a place on the Louisville Metro Police Force. NPR’s Jonathan Franklin reported that Cosgrove is fighting to…
