The Latest Breaking News from Diversity

Groups call for more inclusion

Gender diversity advocates are calling on the public to support the Gender Recognition Bill, which would see non-binary gender identities recognised if the bill is passed into law.

Bangkok Post · Dec 18, 2022

Conservationists hail US plan to ban shark fin trade

As US faces criticism at Cop15 biodiversity conference over failure to sign 30-year-old pact to protect nature, Biden poised to sign shark fin measure into law

The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2022

'Meghan Markle's skin colour matters - I know it as I've been discriminated against'

Saira Khan says the colour of Meghan Markle's skin mattered because it represented diversity and inclusion and gave the white, privileged Royal Family a different perspective - it should not be ignored

Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Kids, submit your artwork for our new student art contest. Your work could end up as a mural.

The Sun-Times, WBEZ and Vocalo are sponsoring the contest. The theme: ‘Bringing Chicago’s voices together,’ to celebrate the city’s diversity. Here’s how to enter.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022

LZ Granderson: Don't underestimate the power of sneakers

LOS ANGELES — I look at people who put ketchup on their eggs the same way I look at the folks who watch golf on TV. Do what you need to do. Just leave me out of it.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 16, 2022

Commentary: The legal profession lacks diversity, and the LSAT makes matters worse

Law schools are the gateways to a legal profession that lacks diversity by race, ethnicity, gender, disability and more. An important step to creating a more diverse legal profession is to change law schools’ admission policies.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 16, 2022

Watered down: why negotiators at Cop15 are barely mentioning the ocean

With only two instances of the word ‘ocean’ in the latest 5,000-word working agreement, delegates fear marine biodiversity is being sacrificed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022

COP15: A call to action for investors to help us meet vital biodiversity goals

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, opened the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Montréal with a stark message: “Without nature, we are nothing. Nature is our life-support system, and yet humanity seems hell bent on destruction.”

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022

The Dark Side of Jalisco’s Avocado Boom

As production stifles biodiversity, depletes water reserves and takes over wild land, environmentalists worry about Mexico's "green gold."

Texas Observer · Dec 15, 2022

Vaccine Tests, Even the Most Well-Funded, Rarely Look Like the America They Aim to Help

The case for a federal diversity mandate in clinical trials.

Capital & Main · Dec 15, 2022