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Tractor Supply is ending DEI and climate efforts after conservative criticism
Tractor Supply says it is ending an array of corporate diversity and climate efforts. It’s a move that comes after the rural retailer was hit by weeks of online conservative backlash.
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Biden condemns antisemitism as attack on democracy during Holocaust remembrance speech
President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday from the U.S. Capitol on Holocaust Remembrance Day to condemn antisemitism, urging Americans to stand against hate “in all its forms” as attacks on the Jewish community rise across the country. “Jewish Americans… have helped lead the cause (of?) freedom for everyone in our nation,” Biden said. “Scapegoating or demonizing any minority is a threat...
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Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history.
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New Haven school district focuses on improving diversity while recruiting teachers
For the next three years the New Haven school district plans to close the gap between the number of students and teachers who look like them.
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Black women struggle to find their way in a job world where diversity is under attack
With attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives raging, Black women looking to climb the corporate ladder face a more hostile landscape than ever.
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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art features artwork honoring Black culture
There are two exhibitions at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford paying homage to Black culture. Some of the images on display were captured by students in Connecticut.
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Utah passes a bill banning diversity programs in government and on campuses
The bill that cleared the state House and Senate by wide margins now heads to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican who has said he is likely to sign such a bill into law.
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Local nonprofit makes it their mission to diversify libraries and classrooms
One local nonprofit is stocking classrooms and school libraries with books that represent kids from a variety of backgrounds and cultures.
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Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a venture capital firm’s grant program for businesses run by Black women.
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Billie Jean King, Battle of the Sexes triumph 50 years ago brought equality to women's sports
The tennis legend defeated Bobby Riggs in 1973 in a fight for equality in women’s sports and to highlight the newly formed WTA.
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Latest Push to Revive Equal Rights Amendment Fails in Senate
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic measure to revive the Equal Rights Amendment, dealing yet another blow to supporters who have pushed for more than five decades to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sex.
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Oscars Still So White? Data Says Yes – But For Some Groups, It's Slowly Getting Better
Nominations for the four major acting categories continue to consistently skew toward white nominees, but data does show some improvement in diversity.