Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
11/06/2020
Russell 3000 Companies Appoint 130 Black Board Members In 5 Months
An increase of 240% means that institutional investors are, at least behind closed doors, increasingly talking about appointments of diverse groups to boards—and companies are listening.
10/28/2020
How this year’s antiracism protests differ from past social justice movements
The numbers of whites who are participating is unprecedented.
10/27/2020
How Black Women’s Activism Has Transformed American Democracy
A conversation with Keisha Blain
10/26/2020
Historian Martha S. Jones on the Power of Black Women That Led to Kamala Harris’ Nod for VP
Black women have campaigned for voting equality for all people from the beginning of U.S. history through the passing of the 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the Black Lives Matter movement of today.
10/25/2020
Pope Francis Appoints First African-American Cardinal
Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, was among 13 new cardinals named on Sunday.
10/21/2020
A New Push for Diversity in Funding Tech Startups
The idea: Tech entrepreneurs of color get venture and angel money from investors of color
10/14/2020
Team Up to Lead, Empower, and Thrive
When it comes to issues as persistent and complicated as underrepresentation and systemic racism, conventional approaches to problem solving are not enough—we need fresh, useful ideas. In other words, we need innovation. For this episode we invite Harvard Business School professor and expert on leadership and innovation, Linda Hill, to discuss strategies for uplifting minority voices, and Bonita Stewart, Google executive and coauthor of the upcoming book, A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive. This conversation will explore how innovation and collaboration can cultivate diverse leadership, drive racial equity, and empower the powerless.
10/15/2020
Race, Antiracism, and Growing up Biracial
Author Thomas Chatterton Williams is a unique and insightful voice of the American cultural landscape. Contributor at New York Times Magazine and author of Losing My Cool, Williams’ racial commentary emphasizes the need to transcend racial categories to help depolarize American racial life. In this conversation he and John Wood, Jr. discuss their biracial upbringings, the meaning of “Blackness,” antiracism as an ideology, the writings of Ibram Kendi, and more.
10/15/2020
Walmart CEO: Business Roundtable members have new plans to fight historic racial injustice
The 208 members of the Business Roundtable have new proposals about what more we can do to move the weight of racism that presses on people of color.
Initiatives include:
- Investments in early childhood education
- Expanding access to low-cost financial products
- Increasing funding and mentorship for Black and Latino small business owners
- Decreasing barriers to employment
09/25/2020
How to remember the “Notorious RBG”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy, in so many ways, is fundamentally important to understanding our current national and global age of Black Lives Matter.
10/14/2020
Is Progress Possible on Racial Injustice?
As the United States continues its reckoning with racial injustice, the country’s civil unrest has often been lumped under the category of “things to worry about.” But there’s another way to look at the recent global uprisings—as a sign of progress.