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Tarana Burke, Founder of #MeToo Movement, Starts New Initiative for Black Survivors
When activist Tarana Burke coined the #MeToo movement, she knew it would start a culture-shifting conversation about sexual violence. But three years after that movement began, she believes that change hasn’t been as far-reaching as she’d hoped, especially for Black women who’ve faced some aspect of sexual abuse or violence. …
Thasunda Brown Duckett Named CEO of TIAA; Second Black Woman Recently Named to Lead Fortune 500 Company
TIAA — Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America — has announced that Thasunda Brown Duckett will become the company’s new CEO, succeeding Roger W. Ferguson Jr. who announced in November 2020 his plans to retire. With her appointment, Duckett will join newly named Walgreen’s CEO Rosalind Brewer as one…
Newly Unearthed Pentagon Report Examines White Supremacy Within Military Branches
A Pentagon report detailing the inroads that white supremacists have made into the military has recently come to light. Prepared by Pentagon officials in October of 2020 for Congressional review, the report was recently unearthed through a Freedom of Information Request by the editorial team at the Congressional newsletter CQ…
Senate Reintroduces Police Reform Bill as Police Brutality Continues to Run Rampant
On Feb. 24, Senate Democrats reintroduced a police reform bill in response to the May 2020 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The bill’s reintroduction comes as instances of police brutality continue at an alarming rate across the country — especially when it comes to…
Legendary Stevie Wonder Says He Plans to Expatriate to Ghana to Escape U.S. Injustice
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, legendary musician Stevie Wonder said he plans to leave the U.S. for Ghana, explaining that he wanted himself and his family to live in a place where Black people didn’t have to fight for respect. “I don’t want to see my children’s, children’s children…
Black History Month Profiles: Cathay Williams, Only Known Woman Buffalo Soldier
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers like Cathay Williams who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn more about important figures. Born: September 1844, Independence, Missouri Died: ca. 1892–1900 Best known for:…
Black Lives Matter Movement Took in $90 Million in 2020, First Ever Look at Group’s Finances
Following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others over the summer of 2020 and the social uprising that occurred as a result, the Black Lives Matter Movement became the face of revolution and change within the U.S. And with that newfound prominence also came hefty donations — a…
1 in 6 People Between the Ages of 18 and 23 Identify as LGBTQ, New Study Finds
As stigma against LGBTQ individuals has decreased in recent years, more and more individuals of all ages are becoming comfortable acknowledging they identify as either lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. And that data is showing up in big ways in academic fields. In a new Gallup report, researchers found…
Cable News Expands to Include More Black Voices with Black News Channel
As the world of cable TV news becomes increasingly fragmented, BNC (Black News Channel) is promising to deliver an alternative news source that looks at breaking news stories through the eyes of Black Americans when it relaunches in March 2021. In a Wall Street Journal exclusive, reporter Lillian Rizzo writes…
New York Grand Jury Votes Against Indicting Rochester Police Officers for Death of Daniel Prude
No charges will be filed against the Rochester officers involved in the death of 41-year-old Daniel Prude, an unarmed Black man who was killed during a brutal police encounter in March 2020. Prude was suffering a mental health episode and drug trip when his brother called 911 for help. Officers…