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AMERICAN WHITELASH: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress, by Wesley Lowery. (Mariner, $29.99.) Beginning with the backlash to the 2008 election of Barack Obama, Lowery examines how American society has fissured in the past 15 years, profiling the victims of white supremacy and the institutions that support it. CALIFORNIA, A SLAVE STATE, by […]
Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Devin Robinson provided the following readout: On June 21-22, 2023, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs (DASD), Mr. Daniel Erikson, co-chaired the inaugural U.S.-Ecuador Defense Bilateral Working Group with Ecuador’s Minister of National Defense, Luis Eduardo Lara Jaramillo. The meeting took place in Quito, Ecuador. The U.S. delegation included the U.S. […]
Contact: Vanessa Beeson STARKVILLE, Miss.—Breaking down barriers for minorities and women to pursue natural resource careers is the focus of a new diversity initiative in Mississippi State’s College of Forest Resources. While Mississippi’s forestry industry has an annual output of $13.12 billion, and fishing, hunting and wildlife watching have a $2.7 billion annual economic impact […]
Countless Canadians know him as one of the well-heeled investors on CBC’s Dragon’s Den, offering a financial boost (or not) to aspiring entrepreneurs. But Wesley Hall is also well known for his deep commitment to equity, leading initiatives to help advance careers in the Black community. For his innovative corporate and entrepreneurial leadership, and for […]
“We are opening people’s eyes to what bias can look like, which allows all of us to reflect on who we are and how we view the world,” Mitchell said. “This is foundational in creating more diverse and equitable environments and outcomes.” A core part of Cedars-Sinai’s DEI work is through our grantmaking to Los […]
Australian general says US warns war crime allegations could prevent US forces working with Australia’s SAS ABC News Source link
Editor’s note: This story contains language and descriptions surrounding sexual assault. A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee aims to boost the number of specially trained sexual assault nurse examiners with a focus on offering culturally-informed care in the wake of extreme trauma. When a person is raped or sexually assaulted, hospitals are often […]
2023 marks the return of MoMA’s New Photography series—a biannual presentation of contemporary perspectives on photography—after five years away from the Museum’s galleries. This year, the series has shifted approach to focus on artists working in relation to a specific art scene across the globe. New Photography 2023 features the work of seven international artists—Kelani […]
NEW YORK — The United States is the only industrialized nation where maternal health outcomes are in decline. For Black women, the disparity is even greater. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women in the United States are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. But […]
Researchers just announced the creation of a new kind of simulated black hole. The “black hole” is made primarily out of sound waves and glycerin, and bends light in the same ways that the intense gravity of black holes does. The scientists hope that it will get them closer to their goal of eventually producing […]