Only 1 In 5 New Board Appointees At Fortune 500 Companies Are Not White
Only 1 In 5 New Board Appointees At Fortune 500 Companies Are Not White
*It’s not close to where is should be, but 6.4% Latinos in Fortune 500 company boards is better than 4%. VL By Stacie Jones and Grace Donnely, Fortune (2.5 minute […]
Diversity is for white people: The big lie behind a well-intended word
*Wow. Do yourself a favor and read this slowly. Talk about diversity is not enough, it says. It’s the term we use when the issue of racism makes white people […]
Another Way That Teachers Matter For Latino Kids
*Science tells us that ethnic and racial minority kids do better in more diverse schools. The question before us is if the educational leadership in the White House believes in […]
Bias Hinders Diversity in Hiring for Environmental Organizations
*Only 12 to 16 percent of the staff at environmental foundations are persons of color. The paternalistic attitudes of Liberal leadership has a lot to do with that. VL By Anthony […]
Political Diversity in the Latino Electorate
*The four states with the most Latinos are California, Texas, Florida and New York. Together they are 62 percent of all Latinos in the U.S. and live in states that total […]
The shortage of non-white professors is a self-perpetuating problem
*Catch-22: report says here are few Latino PhD professors because there are few Latino PhD professors. VL By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report/PBS (8.5 minute read) Felecia Commodore came into her job search […]
This is America’s Least Diverse City…and It’s Not Black or White
*This is where I grew up, and yes, it’s very Mexican-American, overwhelmingly so. It was that way in my childhood and adolescence, and it’s that way today as well. I’ll […]
‘Diversity’ Is Rightly Criticized As An Empty Buzzword. So How Can We Make It Work?
*Demby cuts through all the talk about diversity and asks a vital question: What does meaningful diversity look like? This is good to read and read again. VL By Gene […]
Dances With Mexicans, Disney’s McFarland, U.S.A.
By Domino Renee Perez, Ph.D., Director – Center for Mex-Am Studies, University of Texas For two years in a row, Mexico’s native sons have taken home the Best Director Academy Award, […]
Growing up 50/50 in Santa Fe
*Our storytellers matter. You’ll be seeing more of this in NewsTaco. VL By Sandra Ramos O’Briant, NewsTaco In Santa Fe, New Mexico, I attended barrio schools and was bullied for […]
