Diversity Management, News and Updates
By Michael Nam The city of Cleveland reached a settlement on May 25th with the Justice Department over the police department’s use of excessive force and civil rights violations, according to a report by the New York Times. The DOJ investigation was sparked by the 2012 car chase and shooting…
By Michael Nam Photo by Shutterstock In the wake of Freddie Gray’s death and the subsequentunrest in Baltimore, new surveysshow white Americans may be coming to the realization that the nation still struggles with the issue of race relations, and that the manner in which police deal with the Black…
Princeton University (photo by Shutterstock) When an April 4 performance by the Princeton Urban Congo, a student group of white males on Princeton University’s swim and diving teams, was posted on social media, it placed a spotlight on race relations at the school. Dressed in loincloths, the young men practiced…
Update (4/8/2015 2:25 p.m.): Mayor Keith Summey of North Charleston said in a press conference that Officer Michael Slager, who is charged with murder, has been fired from the police department, though his pregnant wife will still be receiving health benefits. Additionally, the North Charleston Police Department has received a…
By Sheryl Estrada Tony Robinson Friday’s shooting death of 19-year-old unarmed Black male Tony Robinson by Madison (Wis.) Police Officer Matt Kenny has resulted in ongoing protests in the city, prompting Chief of Police Michael C. Koval to issue an apology. On Monday in his official blog, Koval addressed the…
By Sheryl Estrada Update: March 3, 2015 at 9:07 a.m. EST Cleveland Mayor Frank Jacksonapologized on Mondayfor the choice of language the city used in court fillings stating Tamir Rice’s actions caused hisdeath. “In an attempt to protect all of our defenses we used words and we phrased things in…
By Chris Hoenig Newly released surveillance video, which had not been made public before, shows that police officers waited nearly four minutes to offer first aid to dying Cleveland 12-year-old Tamir Rice after one of them shot him. During that four-minute delay, officers tackled and handcuffed Rice’s sister, who ran…
By Albert Lin The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled last week that the death of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was shot by police on Nov. 22 while brandishing a toy pellet gun, was a homicide. The finding does not indicate whether a crime was committed; it merely…
By Chris Hoenig New York’s Fifth Avenue was shut down Saturday by more than 25,000 marchers—the largest demonstration yet—in just one of many protests nationwide against the killing of unarmed Black people in America. The sea of protesters stretched for more than a mile on one of the Big Apple’s…
