Diversity Management, News and Updates
Angered over the lack of Asian American representation among President Joe Biden’s Cabinet, Senators Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii are threatening to begin voting against future White House Cabinet nominees who aren’t diverse minorities. Duckworth, the first Thai American woman elected to Congress and the first…
Following Marty Walsh’s recent resignation to become the nation’s Secretary of Labor, Boston has sworn in his successor — Kim Janey is officially the first Black and first female to hold the position in the city’s history. Ahead of her swearing-in, the former City Council president said “History will be…
In an ongoing effort to decriminalize sex work within the metro area, New York City officials have moved to dismiss nearly 1,500 pending criminal cases related to prostitution — arrests that tend to be highly biased and largely target transgender individuals and women of color. On March 8, Bronx District…
Following Meghan Markle’s allegations of racism, unfair treatment and an overall lack of support from her royal in-laws in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Queen Elizabeth II is admitting Buckingham Palace could use some help — and has actually begun the search for a royal “Diversity Czar.” Reporter Sara Dorn…
Following the sudden death of President John Magufuli, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan will become the first Black female president in the history of Tanzania, leading the east African country with a population of more than 58 million. President Magufuli, a staunch COVID-19 skeptic who rallied vehemently against the virus’s…
Capt. Jay Baker of Cherokee county in Atlanta, Georgia appears to be having a “bad day” as well. After 21-year-old white domestic terrorist Robert Aaron Long went on a massacre in the Atlanta area, visiting three Asian spas and murdering eight people — six of whom were Asian women —…
In a horrific event that unfolded in less than an hour on the evening of March 15, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long is alleged to have entered three different Atlanta-area massage parlors, opening fire with a weapon and leaving eight people dead. At least four of the six female Asian victims…
Cheered on virtually by thousands of Native Americans in her home state of New Mexico as well as across the U.S., Rep. Deb Haaland was confirmed on March 15 as secretary of the Interior Department. In the role, Haaland will lead the management of a vast swath of federal public…
Rosalind “Roz” Brewer assumed the role of Walgreen’s CEO on Monday, March 15, officially becoming the only Black woman to currently lead a Fortune 500 company — and just the third ever to have achieved the historic career milestone. As we reported previously, Brewer is taking the helm at a…
Despite pre-show controversy from acts such as The Weeknd and Zayn Malik who complained about the fairness and transparency of the nominating process, the broadcast of The Recording Academy’s 63rd annual Grammy Awards was still a relatively diverse and inclusive affair. Hosted by The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah in a…
