Diversity Management, News and Updates
While President Biden has vowed to ramp up efforts to combat anti-Asian violence in the country and as attacks sadly continue to occur on a regular basis, there is at least one bit of hopeful news to report over this dark chapter in America’s history. Haleluya Hadero of The Associated Press…
On March 17, 75-year-old Xiao Zhen Xie was going about her business on the streets of San Francisco when a man approached her out of nowhere and hit her in the face. The assault was just one in a number of growing anti-Asian attacks across the country in recent months,…
Anti-Asian violence isn’t the only problem COVID-19 has amplified over the last year. The pandemic has also led to a dramatic increase in food insecurity and financial hardships. Although COVID-19 has impacted people from all walks of life, the crisis affected low-income Asian Americans disproportionately, shutting down many businesses that…
Following the recent spike in anti-Asian violence taking place across the U.S. and especially in large urban centers like Los Angeles and New York, the state of California is stepping in to try and help combat the problem. In a legislative session on Monday, Feb. 22, the California assembly passed…
Some of the challenges Indigenous Peoples face — like derogatory sports mascots and natural resource exploitation — have made the headlines lately, but many remain underreported. These problems are connected to a host of other crises that challenge Native communities, many due to ongoing racism and a desire to erase…
On Sept. 28, 2020, Joyce Echaquan, a member of the Manawan First Nation in Canada, livestreamed the last moments of her life as she writhed and shouted in pain from her hospital bed. The video shows nurses at the Centre Hospitalier de Lanaudiere in Quebec mocking her, using sexist and…
In a speech at a Justice Department ceremony, Attorney General William Barr said that communities that don’t “respect” law enforcement could lose access to police services. The ceremony was to give honors to police officers for the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing. “Today, the American people have to…
In Philadelphia, two police officers have started a weekly “Karaoke with a Cop” initiative in an attempt to change negative perceptions of law enforcement. Officer Shamssadeen Nur Ali Baukman and Officer Justin Harris, who both grew up in West Philadelphia and are patrol officers with the city’s 18th Precinct, came…
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus is pushing for a hate crime bill in the state after a white female teenager was arrested last week for planning to kill Black churchgoers with knives and other sharp objects. The caucus, made up of 65 state representatives and Senate members, released a statement…
A cellphone video caught a 15-year-old quadruple amputee being held down by a sheriff’s deputy at least twice his size in Pima County, Ariz., at a group home. The video shows the boy, identified as Immanuel, screaming as he is held down by the officer’s body weight. The video was…