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Tony Hawk Uses Skateboarding to Teach Community Organizing
Legendary skater Tony Hawk is uplifting diverse skateboarders and training them how to build a skatepark in their neighborhoods via his fellowship program, The Skatepark Project.
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The University of San Diego Celebrates Diversity
Ricardo Berrón talks with the President of The University of San Diego, Dr. James T. Harris III, who discusses the extraordinary student body, the diversity, and ‘The Horizon Project’. Creating changemakers and working to make a positive impact in the community and beyond! For more information, please visitSanDiego.edu
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Michelle Obama at Portrait Unveiling: ‘This Little Girl From the South Side is Blessed Beyond Measure'
During the unveiling ceremony for the Obamas’ official White House portraits on Wednesday, former first lady Michelle Obama spoke emotionally about the significance of diverse leadership. “This day… is about telling that fuller story, a story that includes every single American in every single corner of the country so our kids and grandkids can see something more for themselves.”
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Pageant Participants in Queen's Jubilee Celebrate Diverse UK
As Clary Salandy pushes open the kitchen door at a nondescript community center in west London, her visitors pause, astonished by what they find. A dozen giraffe heads, in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row, while a herd of zebras peer out from near the refrigerator. That sense of surprise...
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Southern California-Based Companies Ranked in Fortune's Best Companies to Work For in 2022
Tustin-based New American Funding was ranked the 18th best place to work in the U.S. by Fortune Magazine and their 2022 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.
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What a Black Woman Will Bring to the Supreme Court
President Joe Biden has pledged to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court, and a seat will open up when Justice Stephen Breyer retires. Having a more diverse court will help with key decisions coming up on issues like affirmative action, says defense attorney and former prosecutor Bernarda Villalona. “With diversity, you bring ideas that another person may not...
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Could the Supreme Court Strike Down Affirmative Action in Admissions?
The Supreme Court has not allowed racial quotas in college admissions, but schools are allowed to consider an applicant’s race as a factor alongside other qualities. Now, the court has signaled it could end affirmative action as we know it. That could require new ways of thinking about diversity and inclusion in college admissions, says legal analyst Danny Cevallos.
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Curling Has Been Mostly White For Centuries. These Athletes Are Trying to Expand Its Reach
Olympic champion John Shuster, Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis, USA Curling’s Monica Walker and other curling enthusiasts are teaming up to create pathways to diversify the sport.
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How Olympic Champion John Shuster and Others Are Helping Diversify Curling
Olympic champion John Shuster, Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis, USA Curling’s Monica Walker and other curling enthusiasts are teaming up to create paths to diversify the sport. Hear from them all on this full video episode of the “My New Favorite Olympian” podcast.
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Student's Medical Illustrations Showing Black People Go Viral
Medical illustrator Chidiebere Ibe is attracting widespread praise online for depicting Black people.
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School Districts Having Critical Race Theory Debates Are Diversifying Quickly
As many towns in the U.S. become more diverse, school districts are hiring diversity coordinators, holding listening sessions for students of color. But those districts have also faced a backlash from parents who decry inclusivity efforts as “critical race theory.” An NBC News analysis found those districts seeing backlash have diversified quickly, reporter Tyler Kingkade explains.
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Founding in Color: Challenges We Overcame
Founding in Color brings the unheard, personal stories of Black and Latinx startup founders amid unprecedented global challenges. We asked them to tell us what it means to be a Black/LatinX startup founder and the challenges they overcame.
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New Census Data Expected to Reveal a More Diverse America
The Census Bureau is due to release new data on the changing U.S. population
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Buckingham Palace Releases Ethnic Makeup of Workforce
Buckingham Palace has for the first time released figures on the ethnic makeup of its staff following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s allegations of racism in the royal family.
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Bay Area Is Becoming More Racially, Economically Segregated: UC Berkeley Study
The Bay Area is one of the most diverse areas in the nation, but a new study out of the University of California, Berkeley says it has also become more racially divided.
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SoCal Edison Job Diversity Scholarship Program Pilot Program Launched
It’s part of an effort to diversify the pool of line workers at the utility. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
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Senators Back Off Vow to Withhold Support of Biden Nominees
Two Democratic senators have backed off their vow to withhold support for President Joe Biden’s nominees for administration posts until the White House better promotes diversity
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What Is the ‘Bamboo Ceiling'? Here's What Asian Americans Want You to Know
With a recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, the term “bamboo ceiling” has taken on new meaning.
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Lack of Diversity in Hollywood Costs Industry $10B, Study Finds
For years, researchers have said a lack of diversity in Hollywood films doesn’t just poorly reflect demographics, it’s bad business.
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HFPA Taking Steps to Increase Diversity After Golden Globes Controversy
Under fire for its lack of Black membership, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has promised a series of steps to increase the group’s diversity and responsiveness to inclusion issues.