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CBS News
April 16, 2018
I saw the entire thing." Starbucks often touts its initiatives on race and diversity, but now it's under pressure from activists and protesters gathering outside the Philadelphia store for a second day in a row. Activists accused both Starbucks and Philadelphia police of racism. "We'll work very hard to ensure thatÃâà...
Daily Northwestern
April 16, 2018
Flashing back to the time he started his term, Stevens said the campus community has achieved greater diversity since the 1980s, when Northwestern was still a ... Stevens said he has been an activist since he started working as the editor for his college newspaper, where he raised a little “raucousness.
Lexology
April 16, 2018
With women and minorities still holding barely more than a third of public company board seats by all accounts, some institutional shareholders are withholding votes from some or all board nominees if the boards fail to meet diversity criteria, chronicles a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. One suchÃâà...
The Philadelphia Tribune
April 14, 2018
“Black activist have always changed the way we delivered our message,” Khalif said. “It was the key to our survival. Fake pages are nothing new. The civil rights activists 50 years ago had the FBI which was the Facebook back in the day. So, nothing new under the sun.” Still, Philly-based Tayyib Smith,Ãâà...
Augusta Free Press
April 14, 2018
Singer, activist and host of 'borderless' Stephan Said will lead Charlottesville youth in a conversation about social change, empowerment, and unity at the We Are Here diversity festival this Saturday at Ix Art Park, as well as lead the audience singing his new song “We The People.” The Virginia-raisedÃâà...
Glendale Star
April 3, 2018
This year, the Diversity Award in Education, Business and Community was awarded to Petra Falcon and Tio Tachias. Falcon is executive director of Promise Arizona (PAZ), which received the 2017 Affiliate Award for Advocacy from UnidosUS. A veteran activist, Falcon is a fourth-generation Arizonan.
Richmond Free Press
March 23, 2018
... March 23, at Diversity Richmond Event Hall, 1407 Sherwood Ave. The theme: “What do we do now?” The conversation-style program, which is free and open to the public, will discuss the next steps in the women's movement. Ms. Carter is one of the nation's leading African-American lesbian activists.
UVic News
March 12, 2018
Commitment by the university's libraries and archives to preserving the history of pioneering transgender activists, community leaders and researchers. The Transgender Archives actively acquires documents, rare publications and memorabilia of persons and organizations associated with transgenderÃâà...
KLCC FM Public Radio
March 12, 2018
Pro-diversity activists gather at Eugene's Washington-Jefferson Park in February 2017. ... continue our work, understanding that we've got a long way to go to really level the playing field and get people's hearts and minds on board with multiculturalism and celebrating diversity,” Richardson tells KLCC.
Highsnobiety
March 12, 2018
There's no hiding from the fact that the fashion industry has a problem with diversity. Despite years of activist pressure, the runways still reflect a very white, thin and one-sided view of the world, one which serves to marginalize many of the people whose creativity drives the industry in the first place.
New York Times
March 6, 2018
Should mutual funds become activists on guns? • How Cfius ... But, Andrew asks, what if those giants became shareholder activists to change those businesses? From his .... Microsoft's new diversity chief has settled with IBM, which had sued her over a noncompete agreement, and will start in July. (Axios).
Arizona Daily Star
March 6, 2018
Latinx authors bring diversity of topics that range from comic books to cuisine and social activism .... The panel will include writers and activists who contributed to Carolina De Robertis' book “Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times,” an anthology of letters intended to provide a doseÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 6, 2018
Bring your questions about teacher diversity in Washington schools to the second annual #EducationSoWhite ... Colin is an education reform activist at the local and state policy level, and he travels the country helping educators in other high-poverty communities incorporate IB programs into their schools.
The Verge
March 6, 2018
As activist and #OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign put it in her Oscars morning-after analysis with CNN, “We have some record nominations this year for the black community, but the fact that we are still talking about firsts in 2018 means there's a lot more that needs to be done in our community as well.”.
Los Angeles Times
March 6, 2018
Hollywood has been under fire from activists in recent years who have accused the industry of overlooking women and other minorities for key jobs and roles. The pressure has been compounded by the sexual harassment scandals surrounding Harvey Weinstein and many other prominent entertainmentÃâà...
The Eagle
March 6, 2018
African-American Jewish activist and educator Yavilah McCoy will lead an event titled “Getting Proximate: Developing and Maintaining Multiracial, ... McCoy, a “pioneer in the Jewish diversity and equity movement,” has spent the past 20 years working in multi-faith communities and partnering with theÃâà...
euronews
March 6, 2018
Costa says public reaction to the posters has been "phenomenal", and hopes his fellow activists will be able to ride the wave of attention to take things further. “We really want to talk to commissioners from Netflix, Channel 4 and the BBC to commission black narratives, black writers, black producers … and IÃâà...
The Drum
March 4, 2018
The Guardian reports that 18-year-old Shiden Tekle and friends from the activist group Legally Black, conceived the campaign. They, with the help of parents, and the Special Patrol Group (SPG), a subversive ad collective that made its name arguing that 'Advertising Shits in Your Head', delivered acrossÃâà...
Reason (blog)
February 6, 2018
Frisbee Steve KingsmanStudent activists at the College of Wooster have issued a list of demands, including more funding for the liberal arts college's Center for Diversity and Inclusion, the immediate expulsion of a student currently being investigated for making racist statements online, the hiring of newÃâà...
Vox
December 31, 1999
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg came under fire on Wednesday from black lawmakers for his company's lack of diversity and its connection to the spread of misleading ads targeting black activist groups. Zuckerberg was answering questions about his company's handling of user informationÃâà...
The Guardian
December 31, 1999
When people talk about 'inclusion' and 'diversity', disability is usually left out. The women's movement ... But I do want activists to pay more attention to the challenges disabled women face. ... At the moment when we talk about diversity, we are mainly referring to race and sexuality, while disability is left out.
CNBC
December 31, 1999
Shahidi is an 18-year-old actress and activist who uses her platform to advocate for important issues like diversity in Hollywood, girls' education and voter turnout. Most recently, she sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss how she's turning her activism into action by launching a new initiative calledÃâà...
TheStreet.com
December 31, 1999
Activists Push for Gender Diversity at Amazon ... An activist shareholder proposal seeking to press Amazon.com (AMZN - Get Report) to improve the diversity of its board in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against a former executive is expected to come to a vote at the internet giant's annualÃâà...
