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European startups
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

5 years after George Floyd's murder, performative DEI is dead. What comes next?

Sustained corporate support for Black-owned brands is essential for closing the racial wealth gap.
Social justice
fromFast Company
1 month ago

What DEI actually does for the economy

DEI embodies a long-standing commitment to egalitarian principles and aims to enhance opportunities for historically marginalized groups.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Verizon ends DEI policies to get FCC's blessing for its $20 billion Frontier deal

Verizon ends its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, a decision linked to FCC approval of its acquisition deal.
OMG science
fromTheregister
2 months ago

NSF begins scrapping DEI, misinformation research

The NSF is canceling grants for projects focused on workplace diversity and misinformation due to new funding criteria.
Black Lives Matter
fromHuffPost
1 month ago

Education Secretary Linda McMahon Won't Say If She Knows What The Tulsa Race Massacre Is

Education Secretary Linda McMahon showed unfamiliarity with significant historical events during a congressional hearing.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Ditching DEI hurt Target's sales in first quarter

Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs negatively impacted Target's sales and customer foot traffic.
European startups
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

5 years after George Floyd's murder, performative DEI is dead. What comes next?

Sustained corporate support for Black-owned brands is essential for closing the racial wealth gap.
Social justice
fromFast Company
1 month ago

What DEI actually does for the economy

DEI embodies a long-standing commitment to egalitarian principles and aims to enhance opportunities for historically marginalized groups.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Verizon ends DEI policies to get FCC's blessing for its $20 billion Frontier deal

Verizon ends its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, a decision linked to FCC approval of its acquisition deal.
OMG science
fromTheregister
2 months ago

NSF begins scrapping DEI, misinformation research

The NSF is canceling grants for projects focused on workplace diversity and misinformation due to new funding criteria.
Black Lives Matter
fromHuffPost
1 month ago

Education Secretary Linda McMahon Won't Say If She Knows What The Tulsa Race Massacre Is

Education Secretary Linda McMahon showed unfamiliarity with significant historical events during a congressional hearing.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Ditching DEI hurt Target's sales in first quarter

Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs negatively impacted Target's sales and customer foot traffic.
#real-estate
fromRoger Ebert
1 week ago

A Dispatch From the Bentonville Film Festival | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

"It was their idea to have a film festival that was based on broadening our representation, not only in front of the camera but also behind the camera," said Davis.
Film
fromCNET
1 week ago

An Internet Co-op for the People: How Ex-Spectrum Employees Are Making a Difference in the Bronx

No one believed that we could actually build out the system, and then we built it.
NYC real estate
fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
1 week ago

Holding the Line for LGBTQ+ Youth: Community, Care, and Resistance - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

When the state says you don't exist, how do you still practice your freedom? Or hold on to your dignity?
LGBT
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 weeks ago

Gonzales: Closing Silicon Valley's digital divide is a moral and economic imperative - San Jose Spotlight

If we're serious about inclusion and economic growth, we must ensure all communities have the tools to thrive in a digital world.
Silicon Valley
#funding
#education
NYC politics
fromChalkbeat
1 month ago

NYC mayoral candidates sound off on selective high school admissions and the SHSAT

The SHSAT is a contentious issue in NYC's education system, highlighting the disparities in admissions to specialized high schools.
Black Lives Matter
fromNBC News
2 months ago

NAACP sues U.S. Education Department over DEI school funding cuts

The NAACP is suing the U.S. Department of Education to protect funding for schools utilizing diversity and inclusion programs critical for Black students.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

California, other states sue Trump administration over anti-DEI funding threat to schools

California is suing the Trump administration to protect diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in public schools against federal funding threats.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago
SF parents

Some of Silicon Valley's most prominent schools have ditched Honors classes in the name of equity - but it's a terrible idea

NYC politics
fromChalkbeat
1 month ago

NYC mayoral candidates sound off on selective high school admissions and the SHSAT

The SHSAT is a contentious issue in NYC's education system, highlighting the disparities in admissions to specialized high schools.
Black Lives Matter
fromNBC News
2 months ago

NAACP sues U.S. Education Department over DEI school funding cuts

The NAACP is suing the U.S. Department of Education to protect funding for schools utilizing diversity and inclusion programs critical for Black students.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

California, other states sue Trump administration over anti-DEI funding threat to schools

California is suing the Trump administration to protect diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in public schools against federal funding threats.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago
SF parents

Some of Silicon Valley's most prominent schools have ditched Honors classes in the name of equity - but it's a terrible idea

#social-justice
#transportation
Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

ALERT: GOP Moves to 'Permanently' Cut Reconnecting Communities Funding - Streetsblog New York City

Funding rescission threatens community-focused transportation projects.
Neighborhood Access and Equity Program faces potential funding cuts up to 94%.
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago
Alternative transportation

As Trump Targets DEI, Transportation Law Requires Him To Put It First - Streetsblog USA

fromStreetsblog
4 weeks ago
Alternative transportation

Duffy's Latest Hits: Another Attack on Making Infrastructure More Equitable - Streetsblog USA

Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

ALERT: GOP Moves to 'Permanently' Cut Reconnecting Communities Funding - Streetsblog New York City

Funding rescission threatens community-focused transportation projects.
Neighborhood Access and Equity Program faces potential funding cuts up to 94%.
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago
Alternative transportation

As Trump Targets DEI, Transportation Law Requires Him To Put It First - Streetsblog USA

fromStreetsblog
4 weeks ago
Alternative transportation

Duffy's Latest Hits: Another Attack on Making Infrastructure More Equitable - Streetsblog USA

Brooklyn
fromBKReader
1 month ago

Brooklyn Pitches Ideas For Progress

Brooklyn leaders convened to address equity and affordability issues at a recent policy symposium.
#fema
fromWIRED
1 month ago
SF politics

FEMA Has Canceled Its 4-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane Season

SF politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

FEMA Has Canceled Its 4-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane Season

FEMA has rescinded its strategic plan, leaving the agency without guidance just before hurricane season.
#activism
from48 hills
1 month ago
NYC startup

'Co-Founders' taps into universal hustle, from Silicon Valley to Vallejo - 48 hills

from48 hills
1 month ago
NYC startup

'Co-Founders' taps into universal hustle, from Silicon Valley to Vallejo - 48 hills

#job-interviews
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

The founder of the 'cheat on everything' startup Cluely says using AI in job interviews will soon be widely acceptable

fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

The founder of the 'cheat on everything' startup Cluely says using AI in job interviews will soon be widely acceptable

#diversity
#leadership
#urban-development
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
1 month ago

Inside Trends Dispensary: CEO Rodney Carter Jr. on Culture, Cannabis, and Curated Community in Queens | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

We wanted to create something meaningful. Something elevated. Trends was born from the idea that a dispensary can be more than just a place to buy weed.
NYC startup
Brooklyn
fromBKReader
2 months ago

Growing Careers From The Ground up: A Brooklyn Model For New York's Cannabis Workforce

New York's cannabis industry has the potential for massive growth but must prioritize equitable workforce development to truly transform communities.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
2 months ago

Here's a map of where SFPD officers work private security side gigs

The off-duty police program benefits community safety but raises equity concerns about police presence across neighborhoods.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

How Trump's war on DEI is roiling US police: it doesn't mean work will stop'

Colleen Jackson's role as the first DEI officer in Shaker Heights demonstrates the critical push for representative police reform and community engagement post-George Floyd's murder.
Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

How Transportation Reformers Can Strategize for the Second Trump Administration - Streetsblog USA

Advocates for electric vehicles in underserved communities are adapting strategies in response to political challenges, focusing on equity and targeted universalism.
fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
2 months ago

Nonprofits Fight Back: Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Anti-Equity Orders - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

As Demetria McCain highlighted, the recently filed federal lawsuit against three anti-equity executive orders from the Trump administration aims to protect organizations providing essential services.
SF LGBT
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

San Jose officials weigh ballot measure for maintaining parks - San Jose Spotlight

This proposal isn't just esoteric somewhere else in the city. This is meant for all of us, right? For the whole city and hopefully in seeing that value, it improves results and polls.
Mission District
fromPlaybill
2 months ago

SCI Network NYC: Opening Doors to Science Careers for NYC Youth

The spark came from a shared recognition. We realized we could do more by working together.
NYC startup
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