Tag: Social diversity
Chicago mayor: Reporters of color get 2-year mark interviews
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she will grant one-on-one interviews to mark the two-year anniversary of her inauguration solely to...
Bill Gates’ leadership roles stay intact despite allegations
SEATTLE — Despite damaging allegations suggesting Bill Gates pursued women who worked for him, don't expect changes to his roles at the two iconic...
Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world
The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no...
Colleges form alliance to support student-designed learning
At a convention on the future of learning in 2019, a handful of voices stood out to Philomena Mantella.
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US doctors group issues anti-racism plan for itself, field
The nation’s largest doctors group Tuesday released a comprehensive plan aimed at dismantling structural racism inside its own ranks and within the U.S. medical...
In the French language, steps forward and back for women
LE PECQ, France — The fight to make the French language kinder to women took steps forward, and back, this week.
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Top US general urges greater racial diversity in military
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military must widen opportunity and improve advancement for Black service members, who remain vastly underrepresented in some areas, including among...
Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public school teachers would be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill given final approval...
Judicial nominees, perhaps a potential justice, face Senate
WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson is heading to Capitol Hill for an audition of sorts. Lawmakers will be grilling her about her nomination to...
Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since ’13
Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport.
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