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‘Gumbo Coalition’ leaders: ‘We were born into a segregated America–but MLK’s dream is now being tested as never before in our lifetimes’
Commentary

‘Gumbo Coalition’ leaders: ‘We were born into a segregated America–but MLK’s dream is now being tested as never before in our lifetimes’

By Janet Murguía and Marc Morial
January 12, 2024
X owner Elon Musk
Tech

Elon Musk throws more fuel on the racial fire burning down his X advertising revenue by weighing in on diversity debate about Black people’s intelligence

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January 11, 2024
Two programmers in an office working together
Leadership

Black workers could be shut out of AI wealth creation and lose out on more than $40 billion: ‘It can be the great leveler, but it can exacerbate the gap as well’

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January 9, 2024
UAW strike especially important for Black workers carrying family legacies and middle-class futures: ‘It meant a lot, being in the union’
Success

UAW strike especially important for Black workers carrying family legacies and middle-class futures: ‘It meant a lot, being in the union’

By Corey Williams, Aisha I. Jefferson and The Associated Press
October 30, 2023
How corporate America is forgoing growth to avoid diversifying its workforce
Commentary

How corporate America is forgoing growth to avoid diversifying its workforce

By Robert F. Smith and Henry Louis Gates
October 10, 2023
Allen Media Group CEO Byron Allen
Leadership

Byron Allen says he’s the best person to buy ABC from Disney because regulators would block Big Tech and private equity: ‘I’m the prettiest girl at the dance’

By
September 27, 2023
Black man reading newspaper
Success

4 out of 5 Black Americans say the media is often or sometimes racist, survey finds

By David Bauder and The Associated Press
September 27, 2023
13 civil rights groups just formed a coalition to defend workplaces against the ‘anti-woke’ movement: ‘We cannot sit back’
Leadership

13 civil rights groups just formed a coalition to defend workplaces against the ‘anti-woke’ movement: ‘We cannot sit back’

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September 13, 2023
Woman holds her head in pain
Health

83% of Black Americans have had a negative experience when seeking help for managing pain. A new equity project aims to change that

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September 12, 2023
Photo of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Commentary

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling, the investor case for diversity has never been stronger

By Ashley Marchand Orme and Tolu Lawrence
August 1, 2023
View of the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building
Commentary

The war on DEI is the beginning of a coordinated attack on the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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July 24, 2023
Why the CPA qualification’s 150-hour college credit rule is outdated–and inequitable
Commentary

Why the CPA qualification’s 150-hour college credit rule is outdated–and inequitable

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July 14, 2023
Great Place To Work CEO: ‘It’s time to acknowledge why diversity makes us uncomfortable’
Commentary

Great Place To Work CEO: ‘It’s time to acknowledge why diversity makes us uncomfortable’

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July 12, 2023
Mississippi farms pay $850,000 in back wages and fines for paying local Black workers less than immigrants
Finance

Mississippi farms pay $850,000 in back wages and fines for paying local Black workers less than immigrants

By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated Press
June 29, 2023
Patricia Roberts Harris, the first Black woman to hold a US cabinet seat and first Black woman to join a Coins2Day 500 board
Leadership

Meet the little-known first Black woman to sit on a Coins2Day 500 corporate board

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June 19, 2023

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