Southern Power Fund empowers small Black-led nonprofits
Black-led grassroots organizations often lack fundraising skills, revenue and other resources needed to scale their work, but the Southern Power… Read More »
Target reveals new sustainability, equity initiative
Target is launching a new sustainability initiative, Target Forward, in which the retailer will work to co-create an equity, regenerative… Read More »
HR leader: Celebrate LGBTQ employees publicly
Companies should publicly support employees’ LGBTQ rights year-round and ask themselves if their diversity and inclusion policies go far enough,… Read More »
Commentary: Boards should consider diversity
Diversity on corporate boards should go beyond gender and ethnicity, writes New Zealand inclusion advocate Ziena Jalil. Jalil points out… Read More »
Michael B. Jordan to rename rum brand after criticism
“Black Panther” actor Michael B. Jordan issued an apology in his Instagram story and said he would be changing the… Read More »
Sonoma State Univ. launches wine industry inclusion effort
Sonoma State University in California is introducing the Inclusive Excellence Program as part of its Wine Business Institute to help… Read More »
Consider Black subcultures in multicultural marketing
Mario Carrasco, co-founder of ThinkNow, looks at how marketers sometimes lump all Black consumers into one demographic group, ignoring language,… Read More »
Skittles campaign spotlights LGBTQ+ history
Skittles has rolled out the “Recolor the Rainbow” campaign for Pride Month with partially colorized photos that highlight milestones in… Read More »
Quaker Oats begins Aunt Jemima rebranding transition
Quaker Oats has begun replacing the Aunt Jemima line of breakfast products with the Pearl Milling Company brand after promising… Read More »
What to say to employees that builds trust
Saying thank you, apologizing when you’re wrong, clearly defining success and asking your team how you can lead them better… Read More »
Why leadership is not one-size-fits-all
Leadership is a series of context-specific skills for succeeding in one-on-one situations, with teams or in broader contexts, writes Susan… Read More »
Lessons from Amazon that can help your team
Amazon operates on CEO Jeff Bezos’ principles of accepting failure, constantly innovating, making “high quality” decisions early in the day,… Read More »
6 things you shouldn’t do in a tough conversation
Tense conversations aren’t easy to manage, but you’ll probably make it worse if you attack people’s character, order them to… Read More »
Learning cultures do better with diversity, study says
The flexibility of learning-oriented cultures can help companies manage the complex journey toward diversity, equity and inclusion, write researchers J…. Read More »
More employers honor Juneteenth as paid holiday
Best Buy, the Hartford and National Grid are among a growing number of employers officially honoring Juneteenth as a paid… Read More »
Tourism initiatives aim to boost Black-owned hotel stays
Real estate investor Davonne Reaves has rolled out the #StayBlackEnterprises campaign together with a directory of Black-owned lodging on StayBlackExperience.com… Read More »
Baltimore restaurants team up for Juneteenth celebration
Baltimore restaurateur Keyia Yalcin sees significant potential for Black-owned restaurants to make Juneteenth as big of a dining and drinking… Read More »
A pioneering franchise owner in Philadelphia
Tanya Hill-Holliday started with a part-time job at McDonald’s before eventually becoming the first Black female franchisee for the company… Read More »
Will the wine industry keep up the fight against racism?
If it’s ever going to change its image, the wine industry must commit itself to ending racism and white supremacy… Read More »
Stonewall Inn bans Anheuser-Busch drinks during Pride
The LGBT+ friendly Stonewall Inn is banning Anheuser-Busch alcoholic drinks from being served during Pride weekend, citing the company’s donations… Read More »
Coca-Cola to double media spend with diverse agencies
Coca-Cola North America’s media spending with companies owned by people from under-represented groups is five times the amount it spent… Read More »
Trailblazing Shipt CEO talks career, leadership style
Shipt CEO Kelly Caruso, who took over in 2019 and has helped expand the delivery service’s market reach while also… Read More »
UPS CEO: Success came from empowering employees
Investing in speeding up deliveries and eliminating bureaucratic obstacles were key to improving the bottom line when she took over… Read More »
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Meet board diversity goals by asking different questions
Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns says she would rather help a business revise its board selection criteria to remove bias… Read More »
HR tech can help multilingual workplaces feel inclusive
Business leaders managing multilingual workplaces should look at a variety of workforce software to ensure they function well across borders,… Read More »