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Google Partners With Black Harvard Professor To Improve Skin Tone Representation In Technology
Google is taking steps toward improving skin tone representation across its products, including Real Tone for Pixel. And now, they’ve released a new skin tone scale designed to be more inclusive of the wide spectrum of skin tones we see in…
Colin Kaepernick Set To Receive Honorary Degree From Morgan State University
Morgan State University will award former NFL quarterback and social justice advocate Colin Kaepernick an honorary degree during its upcoming spring commencement.
In a statement Tuesday, the Maryland HBCU announced that Kaepernick, along…
First-Ever Black-Owned Animation Network to Launch This Summer
Although the critical and commercial success of Soul and Hair Love has opened the door to amplifying Black voices in animation, the industry is largely exclusionary. According to a recent report, only 4% of the field is made up of Black…
Viola Davis To Receive The Women In Motion Award At 2022 Cannes Film Festival
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic By Okla Jones · Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and bestselling author Viola Davis will receive the 2022 Women In Motion Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Throughout her…
The U.S. Labor Department Is Recruiting HBCU Graduates In A Wide Range Of Disciplines
As graduation season swings around, many HBCU graduates are trying to figure out the first steps in their careers. One federal agency is hoping they consider a career in government.
As part of the White House Initiative on HBCU schools and…
Disney Facing Financial Disaster As Anti-Woke Backlash Builds Across The Country
A guest post by Jess Lawson of Blue State Conservative:
Large companies inevitably have scores of metrics they use to gauge how well they are performing. Elements such as workplace safety, customer satisfaction indices, and employee…
Meet The Adorable New Gerber Baby, Isa, Who Has A Limb Difference
The 2022 Gerber Baby Photo Search winner is here, and she’s just totally adorable. Seven-month-old Isa Slish of Oklahoma boasts incomparably cubby cheeks, big ole eyelashes, and a beaming smile. She’s also the first Gerber baby in the…
Joe Kahn Is Named Executive Editor of The New York Times – The New York Times
Joseph Kahn edited his high school’s paper and went on to serve as president of Harvard’s undergraduate daily, The Crimson, before graduating in 1987 with a degree in history. He briefly covered Plano, Texas, for The Dallas Morning News.…
Sandra Altiné Named Vice President, Workforce Diversity & Inclusion at Facebook –…
Sandra Altiné has been named Vice President, Workforce Diversity & Inclusion at Facebook.
Prior to Facebook, Altiné was the Managing Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion for Moody’s. As a member of the HR Leadership Team, she had…
Why leadership diversity matters in handling crises like COVID-19 | World Economic Forum
Employee health and safety must be the foremost consideration of any business during the coronavirus pandemic. But one of the greatest challenges is understanding the needs and circumstances of employees who themselves are diverse in all of…