Retailers told to ‘double down’ on diversity due to slow progress A report by the British Retail Consortium and The MBS Group found white men still dominate senior positions across the sector. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
Sesame Place under fire for racism The Philadelphia theme park says it will implement diversity training after more videos of character snubs surface Salon · Jul 19, 2022
Sarina Wiegman hopes England team will be more racially diverse in future Just three of England’s Euro 2022 squad are from black, Asian or mixed heritage backgrounds The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
Horror Of The Deep: Plastic Waste Has Turned Deep Sea Into Trash Can Of Oceans The incredible diversity in the deepest levels of the ocean is being threatened with extinction by micro-plastics, a new study has revealed. Zenger · Jul 19, 2022
"Diversity is challenging established order, not saying what the powerful want to hear" Whose interests do Kemi Badenoch and Rishi Sunak serve beyond their own and where is the policy which will make life better for the UK's Black and Brown men, women and children? Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022
New organiser sought for London Pride as activists push for ‘greater diversity’ LGBTQ+ organisations are being urged to “deliver change” and “ensure much greater diversity” as applications open to run London’s Pride celebrations for the next five years. Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2022
Britain’s next prime minister is unlikely to be a white man LONDON — For the first time in history, Britons could soon have a person of color as their prime minister. Even more, that person could also be a woman. Los Angeles Times · Jul 18, 2022
Mayo Clinic Minute: Bone marrow donor diversity is needed Bone marrow transplants are procedures that infuse healthy blood stem cells into your body to replace damaged or diseased bone marrow. Just like people in need of solid organ transplants, such as hearts or kidneys, people in need of a bone marrow transplant have to find a matching donor. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022
Give me a pale male PM with great policies over a ‘diverse’ one reinforcing inequality It’s good that institutions such as the Tory party have begun to reflect the nation’s diversity. But it’s not an end in itself. Show me the ideas The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022
Roe v. rap: Hip-hop mirrors repro rights Collectively, the songs represent a diversity of viewpoints and are written from a variety of perspectives Salon · Jul 16, 2022
There are Tories of diverse origins and skin tones. What they need now is real difference It is positive to see more politicians of colour, but if the result is Sunak’s austerity or Badenoch’s culture war, how have things changed, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022
A home to rich and diverse butterfly population The State has 328 species and the status of 322 of them has been revalidated; it boasts 95% of the 346 species that inhabit the Western Ghats The Hindu · Jul 14, 2022
International Non-Binary People’s Day 2024: What does non-binary gender identity mean? The day falls halfway between International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022
The winners of the inaugural WalesOnline Diversity and Inclusion Awards Nominees, winners, speakers and guests made for a successful and celebratory night which is hopefully the first of many to come Birmingham Post · Jul 14, 2022
Wales Online · Jul 14, 2022 WalesOnline Diversity and Inclusion Awards: The winners and pictures from our inspirational first event Nominees, winners, speakers and guests made for a successful and celebratory night which is hopefully the first of many to come
Chicago Tribune · Jul 14, 2022 Commentary: Failing to act on climate change is robbing future generations of choices Things could have been so different. In June 1992, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro created the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, launching the formal international mission to bring global warming emissions under control and reduce humanity’s negative impacts on our…
The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2022 ‘We are not tacos’: Jill Biden criticized over Latino Americans remark First lady likened the diversity of Latino community to breakfast tacos, as Republicans quickly seized on her comment
Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022 The Tories have left Labour in the dust on diversity Will posterity see Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister that paved the way for the first ever ethnic minority leader of this country?
Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022 First lady Jill Biden apologizes for comparing Hispanics to tacos during Texas visit WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for comparing the diversity of Hispanics to that of breakfast tacos, a comment that drew widespread ridicule, and not just from Republicans eager to embarrass the White House.
The Conversation · Jul 12, 2022 5 years on, would an outspoken Australian-Muslim activist 'get Yassmined?' Abdel-Magied herself hopes change is happening Does Australia still have a racism problem? Or does it simply suffer from a diversity and inclusion problem at the level of governance and political representation? Answering these questions is rarely straightforward and always depends on the personal experiences and ethno-religious backgrounds of those asking.
The Conversation · Jul 12, 2022 The living world above our heads: how city trees help shape biodiversity Trees and cities are not rivals – at least, no longer entirely. The ambitious tree-planting programmes we have witnessed in cities over the past years are proof of urban dwellers’ passion for them.
France 24 · Jul 12, 2022 Diverse list of contenders raises prospect of first non-white British PM The list of contenders in the running to be the next UK prime minister is notably diverse – the result of years of work to promote ethnic minority talent within the conservative party. But would a black or Asian prime minister be a leap forward for racial equality in the…
Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022 Lewis Hamilton demands more diversity work from F1 as We Race As One is "just words" F1's initiatives to promote inclusion and diversity within the sport do not go far enough, says Hamilton, who wants to see genuine action taken rather than a simple slogan
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 UK’s first journalism prize for Black reporters axed amid ‘push to improve overall diversity’ “We are hugely grateful to Barbara for lending her name to our awards for the two years we have given a prize in her honour,” the Press Gazette said.
The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2022 Would a ‘Black Friends’ fix it? TV’s white New York still needs a reckoning The Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is seeking to make amends for the show’s lack of diversity – but she’s got a long way to go