Diversity Management, News and Updates
Serena Williams took to Facebook to express her sentiments on the racial tensions between Blacks and police in a heartfelt post last week. In the post, the tennis star told a story of her riding in the car with her 18-year-old nephew. She recalled her feelings when she saw a…
A report by The Associated Press, examining thesocial media accounts of dozens of current and former staffers employed by both the Trump and Clinton campaigns,reveals Trump’s campaign staff share offensive views publicly. “Donald Trump’s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to…
Smoochr, a dating app marketed for Blacks to meet other single Blacks, has not been a hit among the Black community. The app focuses on stereotypical questions regarding physical appearance and does not make any reference to things such as education level or income. Twitter users have shared their complaints…
PwC’s new U.S. chairman launched company-wide discussion on race, buoyed by his desire to comfort employees and in the process bolster engagement, recruitment. By Eve Tahmincioglu Tim Ryan spoke to his employees via Snapchat Tim Ryan, appointed PwC’s U.S. chairman on July 1, realized his workforce was hurting and decided…
Milo Yiannopoulos is a tech editor at conservative news site Breitbart with a penchant for Internet trolling, but he has sent his final tweet. After inciting a barrage of racist tweets aimed at “Saturday Night Live” comedian Leslie Jones, Yiannopoulos was permanently suspended from Twitter on Tuesday. Using the handle…
A hashtag on social media with the phrase “So white” has re-emerged. This time, it does not pertain to Oscar nominations, but rather House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) selfie with more than 100 Capitol Hill interns that shows a shocking lack of diversity #InternsSoWhite. “I think this sets a record…
Four police officers from Tennessee are being questioned in regard to racially charged social media posts. Two have been suspended, and twohavebeen decommissioned. Two police officers from Memphis, Tennessee, were suspended after one of them on Thursday posted a photo on Snapchat and another shared the photo on Twitter. The…
In a live-stream video, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, who was killed at a traffic stop, detailed the incident and showed what followed. UPDATE: 5:37 p.m. ET July 7, 2016 At apress conference in St. Paul on Thursday afternoon,Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said he thinks Philando Castile would be alive…
By Sheryl Estrada A CBS News poll in April found that 82 percent of registered Latino voters view presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump unfavorably, and only 8 percent view him favorably. Leaders in the Latino community viewed Trump’s social media post on Cinco de Mayo (May 5) as demeaning….