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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.

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.

The Census Bureau is due to release new data on the changing U.S. population

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.

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.

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.

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

With a recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, the term “bamboo ceiling” has taken on new meaning.

For years, researchers have said a lack of diversity in Hollywood films doesn’t just poorly reflect demographics, it’s bad business.

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.

Under pressure to add more diversity to its ranks, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that awards the Golden Globes, unveiled a plan Saturday promising “transformational change.” Among other measures, the group said it would hire an independent equity, diversity and inclusion consultant. “Among other important tasks, this expert will audit our bylaws and membership requirements to help us...

One of the country’s oldest cultural instititutions, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, is undergoing some of its biggest changes in  more than a century.

Jane Fonda accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, praising the “community of storytellers” for their vital role in troubled times, and calling for greater diversity in Hollywood.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took the 2021 Golden Globes bi-coastal. The comedians kicked off the hybrid award show, with Tina in New York City and Amy in Los Angeles. After the longtime friends delivered some laughs, the two called out the lack of Black members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Although most immigrants identify themselves according to their country of origin, Latinx a term that seeks to include all people of Latin American origin has seen a boost in the last years. The word began to be used in 2014 among people who identify themselves as Latinos, Hispanics or Chicanos.

In the second season of CW’s “Batwoman,” Javicia Leslie takes the cape and cowl from season one star Ruby Rose — and becomes the first black Batwoman in the process. Leslie talked with LX News host Ashley Holt about the “light and the dark” of holding that title, and how women like Eartha Kitt, Halle Berry and Cicely Tyson helped...

There will be no Black women in the Senate once Sen. Kamala Harris leaves the chamber to become vice president. Political strategist Atima Omara and Rev. Leah Daughtry, a former CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, joined LX News to discuss the lack of representation of Black women, what it means for democracy and its ties to institutional racism.

Nicola Coughlan, who portrays Penelope Featherington on “Bridgerton,” recently shut down critics who had something to say about the show’s diverse casting in a period piece.

A history of racism and sexism in our country has translated to a lack of diversity in our federal judges. But it’s also due to neglected talent and political will, says the co-author of an opinion piece in The National Law Journal about the lack of Black women federal judges. Professor Catherine Smith of the University of Denver Sturm College...