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In mid-March, Nielsen’s (No. 20 on DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity) vice president of strategic community alliances Mariko Carpenter was walking her dog around her block in New York City. It was the first time she went out during the pandemic wearing a face mask. Suddenly, she heard a…
Originally published on Nielsen.com by Mariko Carpenter, VP, Strategic Community Alliances It was the first time that I had decided to wear a face mask as I left to walk my dog. As I was waiting to cross Third Avenue in New York City, an angry man approached, yelling and…
Muslim Candidates like Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have been called “dogs,” “pieces of garbage,” “terrorists” and “demonic” by trolls on Twitter because of their religions. A new study by the Social Science Research Council suggests Twitter could be partially responsible for this islamophobic social media blitz. “#Islamaphobia: Stoking…
California writer and mother Joanna Schroeder had a message to other moms of white teen boys in a tweet that went viral: White supremacists online are paying attention to young men’s social media use, even if you are not. Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up. I’ve been watching…
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be raiding cities all across the country on Sunday. The raids, called the “family op,” will target around 2,000 families in as many as 10 U.S. cities, including Houston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, New…
Advertisers are fleeing Fox News Channel shows featuring Tucker Carlson and Jeanine Pirro, after both hosts made racist and bigoted statements about a range of people, races and religions. SHEEX, a bedding company, is one of several advertisers who are completely boycotting Carlson’s primetime show, according to The Washington Post. SHEEX…
Any president who would kill all of the Muslims, they could would be “king” and white men should be credited with creating civilization, Carlson said. That’s just the beginning. The racist, homophobic and xenophobic rants from Tucker Carlson continue with another round of audio released on Monday by Media Matters…
Veteran journalist Tom Brokaw “feels terrible” about comments he made regarding Hispanics. On NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, during a panel discussion on American perceptions of immigration and building a wall, Brokaw’s comments resulted in a fury of backlash. Myth: All Latino Immigrants Will Likely Become Democrats “But the…
We’ve never had a POTUS and FLOTUS like the Obama’s before, and we’ve never had a Trump before. Two very different presidencies, one wrought with bigotry, racism and rampant white supremacy, and scandal, the other full of hope, unity and service. Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama says we need to pay…
Florida’s new school voucher program was designed to help students escape bullying in public schools by giving public funds to students to attend private schools. In theory, this seems like a perfect remedy to the increasing problems bulling has caused in many public schools. However, many of the private schools…