Diversity Management, News and Updates
The NAACP is fighting back against racist, transphobic and anti-woman legislation recently passed in Texas by issuing a letter encouraging players in five different professional sports to avoid signing with teams based in the state. ESPN’s Sarah Barshop reported that “in a two-page letter signed by NAACP President and CEO…
On Aug. 3, Texas Rangers in Galveston, Texas, handcuffed and detained Donald Neely, who has a history of mental illness. They proceeded to lead him down the street with a rope. One of the officers said “this is gonna look really bad” shortly before he started heading down the street…
The video, shot in the streets of Galveston, Tex., two weeks ago, shows two police officers on horseback leading 43-year-old Donald Neely, a Black man, with a rope. The video caused national outrage, condemnation and calls for the offending officers to be fired as people likened the incident to the…
Dallas Police reported an internal investigation is complete, and Officer Amber Guyger, who killed Botham Jean three weeks ago, has been fired. The Texas Rangers, who took over the criminal investigation, have not released any new information as Jean’s family attorneys said they are still committed to proving a murder…
