Diversity Management, News and Updates
On Wednesday, March 17, Facebook announced its most far-reaching efforts ever to remove racist, sexist and other hate-fueled content from its platform. Brandy Zadrozny of NBC News reported that the social networking giant is “changing the way it recommends groups and will limit the reach of those that break its…
People of color still are significantly more likely to end up in the criminal justice system than white people, but new research from the nonpartisan think tank, the Council on Criminal Justice reflects a decline in the size of these disparities between 2000 and 2016. Racial gaps in jails, prisons…
A New York Police Department (NYPD) report from last quarter shows that out of 291 people who were arrested in the city for marijuana, more than half were Black and only 18 were white. From July to September, Black and Hispanic people made up 90% of low-level marijuana arrests. Out…
A swanky salon on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has been penalized under the city’s hair discrimination legal guidelines, New York City’s Human Rights Commission announced last week. Sharon Dorram Color at Sally Hershberger salon is the first business in New York City to face the consequences of discriminating against Black…
Media Mogul and comedian Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks sued Comcast Corporation for refusing to carry any of the networks his company owns. Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal by the Comcast Corporation. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Allen’s favor, but Comcast (No. 6…
Two white University of Connecticut students were caught on video, yelling the N-word outside of on-campus apartments. After student-led protests calling out the issue of race at the predominantly white institution, the men have been arrested. Students protested the incident on campus Monday morning, saying the men’s behavior called attention…
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s shooting of Black man Botham Jean, after she allegedly mistook his apartment for her own and him as an intruder, has sparked grief and outrage. However, her emotional trial and sentencing have sparked even more controversy. Judge Tammy Kemp is now coming under fire…
A Black tech company against police brutality, RIGHTTHERE Corporation (RTC), has created an app to help users record and report situations of police brutality. The app, RTC Protech, was launched in 2018 and soon will be available for Apple and Android. Maria Watkins, a Birmingham, Ala., native, founded RTC and…
The number of women working in tech positions is growing, according to the 2019 Top Companies for Women Technologists Insights Report by AnitaB.org. AnitaB.org is a nonprofit that works to increase representation of women working in tech, and their annual report serves as a benchmark on how the industry is…
A study by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) found student debt disproportionately affects Black people, leading to the large wealth gap between Black and white people. The report, authored by Laura Sullivan, Tatjana Meschede, Thomas Shapiro and Fernanda Escobar found that 20 years after starting college, the…