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In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, corporate interest in DEI is higher than ever. But has this increased attention racial justice and inequity led to real, meaningful change? The authors conducted interviews with more than 40 CDOs before and after summer 2020 and identified four major shifts in how these leaders perceived their companies’ […]
Published 38 minutes ago Submitted by Black & Veatch OVERLAND PARK, Kan., September 23, 2022 /CSRwire/ – Black & Veatch, a leading global provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, today announced that two of its water projects are included in “Beneath the Surface: The Journey of Water,” presented by the International Water Association and produced by […]
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A former suburban Chicago police officer who was fired after he shot into a car two years ago, killing a Black man and seriously wounding the man’s girlfriend, has been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced on Thursday. Marcellis Stinnette.change.org In a news release, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s […]
A Delta Airlines flight casts a shadow on the ground as it makes its approach for landing at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegister WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department on Friday
The image of the Hyderabad Cricket Association has plunged to a new low thanks to the ticket fiasco in connection with the T20 international match which is to be held in Hyderabad soon. After a long time Hyderabad had been allotted an international match and the cricket fans were eagerly looking forward to witnessing the match live at […]
The state of the running back room was one of Georgia’s largest questions entering the 2022 college football season. Zamir White and James Cook were the focal points of last year’s ground attack, combining for over 1,500 yards of offense and 18 rushing touchdowns. Both players were selected in the 2022 NFL draft, leaving Georgia […]
In this series, Karen Guzman talks to student and alumni entrepreneurs about how they are making an impact with their startups. Venture: KovaDx is building a point-of-care monitoring device for rare blood diseases, starting with sickle cell disease. Using proprietary 3D phase imaging microscopy and deep learning algorithms, the company aims to reduce hospitalizations by […]
Sheryl E. Ponds, CEO of Dai Technologies Corp. Tony Ponds Sheryl E. Ponds, whose Washington, D.C.-based upstart designs and builds electric vehicle charging stations, has had success landing business from customers seeking home installations as adoption of the new green technology grows. But for Ponds, who is Black, it’s hard to ignore the fact that […]
A Taliban fighter helps one of the injured in an explosion incident to get away from the explosion site, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. An explosion went off near a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Friday, with police confirming casualties. A column of black smoke rose into the sky and shots […]
Early data show that as of August 8, 2022, rates of self-reported long COVID are one quarter to one third higher among adults who are female, transgender, Hispanic, and without a high-school degree than they are among all adults (Figure 1). In this policy watch, we explore how those higher rates of long COVID could […]