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Academy Awards Works To Increase Diversity With New Appointments
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was deservingly on the receiving end of public outcry after a second year with a noticeably lack of diversity among nominees. After [hopefully] learning a valuable lesson, the Academy is playing an active role in fixing the problem. The Academy has added three new governors, all from […]
Channing Dungey Is First Black Woman To Head A Major Network
On Wednesday, February 17, ABC Entertainment announced that Channing Dungey was named president of the entertainment group.
APPLY NOW: ‘Sing That Like Dovesong’ Workshop For Writers Of Color
“As I said in my letter to Columbia,” Winter Tangerine Review editor-in-chief Yasmin Belkhyr shared with me, “how many women of color have not been able to enter writing competitions because of reading fees? How many are not able to pursue writing because of the high cost of workshops? One is too many.”
Mother of Four, Who Quit Working to Care for Children, Wins Powerball
From WPXI: One of the three winning tickets in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing belongs to Marie Holmes, a 26-year-old mother with four kids, one of whom has cerebral palsy. Holmes worked at Walmart and McDonald’s but had quit to take care of her children. When she was asked if she’s ready to deal with that much money, Holmes […]
Black McDonald’s workers file civil rights lawsuit for firings
Former workers in three McDonald’s locations in Northern Virginia, say that they were fired for being people of color. Some were told by management that they “need to get the ghetto out of the store.”
Why Black New Yorkers Like Me Are Celebrating the NYPD Work Slowdown
“For New Yorkers who value fair policing, though, the slowdown is an occasion to celebrate,” writes Aurin Squire for the New Republic.
Police officer who killed Tamir Rice was found unfit to work in 2012
A Cleveland police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy who had a BB gun in his hand last month resigned from a smaller police department in 2012 after being found unfit for duty. Tim Loehmann was found the be “distracted” and “Weepy” during his firearm qualification session, according to records released from his […]
Black Immigration Network responds to President Obama’s immigration relief announcement
In response to years of mass mobilizing for immigrant rights in the face of harsh and restrictive enforcement policies, President Obama announced several executive actions that provide relief for an estimated 4 million of more than 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. In response to the recent announcement, The Black Immigration Network has […]
Democratic Candidates Must Work Harder to Lock in Black Voters
The following piece is from The Root. It was written by Charles D. Ellison. By: Charles D. Ellison New polls are showing weaker-than-usual African-American support for Democratic candidates, while the GOP is gaining ground with voters of color.
Second medical worker in Dallas tests positive for Ebola
A second Dallas hospital worker who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease. It is unclear how the second worker contracted the virus.
Mother arrested for letting child play while she worked loses job
Debra Harrell, the South Carolina woman who was arrested for allowing her daughter to play in a park while she worked, has been fired from her job. Harrell, who cannot afford childcare, was working at McDonald’s when she was arrested. The company has not issued a statement regarding her firing.
Here’s how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 could protect LGBT workers
The Following post originally appeared on Vox, and was written by German Lopez. The piece appeared under the original title, “How The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Could Protect LGBT Workers.” By: German Lopez Exactly 50 years after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law is being interpreted to protect […]