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Diversity

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Mattel adds Barbie with autism to line showcasing diversity, inclusion

  • Jan 12

ShopRedBag.com pushes back at major retailers who rolled back DEI

  • Nov 19, 2025
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Judge strikes down Trump guidance against DEI programs at schools

  • Aug 14, 2025

Target foot traffic down for 10 weeks amid DEI shift backlash: Report

  • Apr 23, 2025

Trump freezes billions in funding to Harvard after rejecting demands

  • Apr 15, 2025

Harriet Tubman feature restored on NPS webpage after criticism

  • Apr 9, 2025

NPS removes Harriet Tubman references from website

  • Apr 7, 2025

Here and Now 3/23/25: Remembering civil rights icon Hazel Dukes

  • Mar 23, 2025

Latest Videos

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Black Santa brings holiday magic to underrepresented families

  • Dec 9, 2024
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Sandra Bookman moderates 4th Annual Diverse Perspectives Panel

  • Oct 8, 2024
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Cellist of Cuban and Chinese descent surpasses expectations, talks about dealing with racism

  • Aug 16, 2024
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New state law in Connecticut expands curriculum requirements for cosmetology

  • Jun 17, 2024
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'Alpha female' actresses nominated, front and center at Oscars 2024

  • Mar 3, 2024
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Neurodiversity Activist Joshua Mirksy on acceptance, empowerment, and activism

  • Nov 10, 2023
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Digital platform connects professionals of color to renown experts, and a wealth of knowledge

  • Sep 8, 2023
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Chasing the American dream: A coach's track to an inspiring life

  • Mar 18, 2021

Latest Stories

Appeals court allows Trump to enact anti-DEI executive orders

A federal appeals court handed the president a win on Friday night by allowing enforcement of a pair of executive orders that sought to abolish DEI programs from the federal government.

  • Mar 15, 2025

Ben Crump speaks out after Trump administration eliminates DEI programs

Crump is a fierce advocate for justice from the courtroom to the court of public opinion. He's outraged, following President Trump's blitz of executive orders eliminating DEI programs across the U.S. government.

  • Mar 7, 2025
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Target faces 40-day boycott as consumers react to company's shift from DEI policies

The boycott, which begins during the start of Lent, comes more than a month after Target made changes to its DEI programs and at a difficult period for the company as it faces an onslaught of tariffs in the middle of a challenging economy.

  • Mar 6, 2025
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Race and gender representation an ongoing issue at the Oscars, USC data shows

Researchers are tracking race and gender at the Academy Awards following the #OscarsSoWhite campaign

  • Feb 28, 2025
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Trump begins slew of executive actions on economy, immigration, other programs

President Donald Trump rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions, executive orders, and presidential memoranda as part of a slew of more than 200 executive actions on the first night of his second presidency.

  • Jan 21, 2025