Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

diversity

Entertainment

'Invisible Beauty' offers a unique take on fashion through eyes of trailblazer Bethann Hardison

A new documentary out Friday, “Invisible Beauty,” offers a unique take on the fashion industry through the life and work of trailblazer Bethann Hardison

'Invisible Beauty' offers a unique take on fashion through eyes of trailblazer Bethann Hardison
News

A small venture capital player becomes a symbol in the fight over corporate diversity policies

A venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies has become symbolic of the fight over corporate diversity policies

A small venture capital player becomes a symbol in the fight over corporate diversity policies
News|Sports

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says league still needs to hire more minority head coaches

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league still needs to hire more minority head coaches

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says league still needs to hire more minority head coaches
Business|Entertainment

Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes

Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books
News|Political

Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees and stresses their varied professional backgrounds

President Joe Biden has announced five nominees to federal judgeships, including the first Muslim-American on any circuit court

Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees and stresses their varied professional backgrounds
News

Biden administration defends West Point's race-conscious admissions policy

The Biden administration on Wednesday urged a federal judge to reject a legal challenge to the U.S.

Biden administration defends West Point's race-conscious admissions policy
Education

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions
Environment

Citizen science projects tend to attract white, affluent, well-educated volunteers − here's how we recruited a more diverse group to identify lead pipes in homes

For a project on identifying lead water pipes in homes, outreach through partner groups produced a more representative set of volunteers.

Citizen science projects tend to attract white, affluent, well-educated volunteers − here's how we recruited a more diverse group to identify lead pipes in homes
Sports

NFL continues to make incremental, widespread progress in diversity hiring, report says

The National Football League continues to make incremental, widespread progress in its diversity hiring practices, according to an annual report

NFL continues to make incremental, widespread progress in diversity hiring, report says
Business|News|Political

Grant program for Black women comes under tough questioning in key anti-DEI lawsuit

A small venture capital firm faced tough questions from conservative judges Wednesday as it defended a grant program for Black women-owned businesses in a lawsuit that has become emblematic of a growing legal backlash against corporate diversity programs

Grant program for Black women comes under tough questioning in key anti-DEI lawsuit
News|Political

Iowa poised to end gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies targeted nationwide

Iowa has been the only state in the U.S. to explicitly mandate that state, county and local decision-making bodies are balanced by gender

Iowa poised to end gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies targeted nationwide
News|Political|World

Wales' first Black leader is a testament to Britain's political diversity, but racism persists

Vaughan Gething’s election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man

Wales' first Black leader is a testament to Britain's political diversity, but racism persists
News|Political

Iowa repeals gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies garner growing opposition

An explicit requirement that Iowa’s state, county and local decision-making bodies be balanced by gender has been repealed

Iowa repeals gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies garner growing opposition
Business

Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to Accenture

It didn’t take long for Nellie Borrero to encounter racism in 1986 when she joined a major consulting firm that was the predecessor to Accenture

Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to Accenture
Business

The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI

Diversity, equity and inclusion are good for the bottom line.

The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI
Political

Greater Detroit is becoming more diverse and less segregated – but Asians and Hispanics increasingly live in their own neighborhoods

Detroit is one of the country’s most segregated regions, but census data shows how that’s changing in both the city and suburbs.

Greater Detroit is becoming more diverse and less segregated – but Asians and Hispanics increasingly live in their own neighborhoods
Arts|Opinion

It started with a tweet. What if Harry Potter attended an HBCU? Now it's a book series

Frustrated with the lack of diversity in the fantasy genre, LaDarrion Williams posted a question on Twitter in 2020

It started with a tweet. What if Harry Potter attended an HBCU? Now it's a book series
Business|Economy

US court decision casts shadow on diversity venture capital funding

Just weeks after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist from funding women-of-color-led businesses, the ruling has had a chilling effect across the

US court decision casts shadow on diversity venture capital funding
Health|Science

US FDA recommends steps to improve diversity in clinical trials

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday recommended steps for drugmakers and medical device makers to improve racial, ethnic and other diversity in their clinical trials.

US FDA recommends steps to improve diversity in clinical trials
Education

How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning

DEI programs bolster college students’ sense of identity and belonging. Without these programs, they stand to miss out on crucial learning and career opportunities.

How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning
Political

90% of Michigan state troopers are white − why making the force more representative is a challenge

From culture shock to a lack of family support, slow progress on diversity in police recruitment reflects real challenges in a tough field.

90% of Michigan state troopers are white − why making the force more representative is a challenge

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