The Latest Breaking News from Diversity

A Top-Ranked High School Got Rid of Merit-Based Admissions. Then Students' Grades Tanked.

Data show that students admitted by lottery to San Francisco's Lowell High School are academically faring much worse than their peers.

Reason · Oct 12, 2022

Illyanna Maisonet's new cookbook reflects the diversity of the Puerto Rican diaspora

Her book, out Oct. 18, is a memoir, cookbook and retelling of Puerto Rican history. It's also a testament to her life's work of documenting and preserving the food of the Puerto Rican diaspora.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2022

The Problem With DeSantis' 'Stop WOKE' Act

The state can't really banish ideas, and it's dangerous to try.

Reason · Oct 11, 2022

Tokyo opens same-sex partnership system for applications

TOKYO — A system to register same-sex partnerships opened for applications in Tokyo on Tuesday, in a symbolic step forward for a country that has fallen behind its peers on embracing diversity.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

US appoints special envoy to champion nature in time for Montreal summit

Monica Medina will be responsible for biodiversity and water resources, announces state department ahead of Cop15

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

Protecting Biodiversity an Important Environmental Challenge, Says Egypt's Environment Minister

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad stressed that protecting migratory birds and biodiversity is one of the global and regional environmental challenges that Egypt is keen to address during the UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27). She made her remarks at the opening of the regional conference organized…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 9, 2022

Riyadh to Host OVO Show from Cirque du Soleil

Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Authority for Entertainment (GEA) Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh has announced that Riyadh will host Cirque du Soleil's OVO show between October 12 and December 3. The show is organized by GEA at the headquarters of Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 8, 2022

Argentine minister resigns after indigenous Mapuche women evicted from land

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Friday accepted the resignation of the minister for women, genders and diversity after she opposed the eviction of a group of indigenous Mapuche women from land in the southern Patagonia region.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Census data hides racial diversity of US 'Hispanics' – to the country's detriment

As I opened a recent email from my local grocery store chain advertising Hispanic Heritage Month – it runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 each year – I was surprised to see it highlighting recipes from four distinct regions: Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2022

Heartbreak High is a global success. Its authentic representation is what other reboots are lacking

The new Heartbreak High is quickly amassing a cult following. It’s also highlighting just how many other reboots are struggling to give audiences meaningful representation.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022