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Continue reading →: How to Talk About White Privilege
Hair buns gon’ wild LOL. But seriously, to talk about potentially contentious topics like white privilege, an organization’s culture has to be diversity friendly already. Otherwise things likely will go awry very quickly.
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Continue reading →: It’s a Slow Climb to the Top for Women
International Women’s Day was on Sunday, and I wish I had better news. According to the Grant Thornton International Business Report, a survey of more than 5,400 business leaders in 36 economies, the number of women in senior management roles in the United States has only increased by 1 percent…
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Continue reading →: Women Need Men to Lean In Together
For every horrible, aggravating, frustrating, ridiculous and unnecessary thing that happens to me just because I’m a woman, or just because I’m black, there are rays of hope. Without these rays of hope, I can’t really contemplate my existence. It would be barren. Hopeless. I don’t know if I would…
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Continue reading →: Walmart Puts Up Cash to Close Skills Gap
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced late last week it will donate $16 million in grants to seven nonprofit groups in an effort to close the skills gap for more than 12,000 American, entry-level workers in retail and related industries such as transportation and distribution. The grants are one piece of a…
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Continue reading →: More Evidence Boards Are Not Diverse
There are more men on corporate boards named John, Robert, William or James than there are women on boards altogether. That’s the headline of an article I just read, and it’s also, unfortunately, the truth. According to the EY Center for Board Matters, in the S&P 1500, women hold 15.5…
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Continue reading →: Does Your Company Support Diversity? It Could Affect Your Pay
A recently re-released study confirmed something many of us already knew or suspected. There are differences in pay between various employee groups for the same work. According to “Racial Differences in Performance Pay Relationships: The Role of Diversity Climates” — a study from Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology member…
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Continue reading →: Emojis, Apple’s New Frontier For Diversity
If you’ve ever searched for and didn’t find the perfect emoji for your text or email, your disappointment may soon be at an end. Apple is planning to release a plethora of new racially diverse emojis in a variety of skin shades. In new versions of the company’s iOS and OS…
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Continue reading →: Giuliana Rancic Made the Best Racially Motivated Apology to Zendaya I’ve Seen in Awhile
So, yeah, it’s not the best idea to suggest that a young woman on the red carpet who has dreds smells like weed. Actually, it’s pretty ignorant. But I must say Giuliana Rancic’s apology to Zendaya seemed sincere – which is not always the case when a celeb crosses the race…
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Continue reading →: Patricia Arquette, I’m Sure You Meant Well, but…
So last night was the Oscars, and brothers Common and John Legend won big, making black history, while we’re still celebrating Black History Month. Their award-winning song “Glory” from Selma was positive and deserving, and I regret not watching the event to see them walk across that stage and do…
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