In this Issue
Forty-five years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the struggle for true integration and equality remains a back-and-forth battle. Gay Latino Americans, who for many years have largely remained hidden due to what some view as extreme homophobia in the Latino community, are beginning to embrace their sexual identities and ‘come out’ in force. At the same time, an interracial couple has garnered a violent response from residents of their Brooklyn, NY, community. The white male in the relationship was violently beaten by a group of African- American males, and his father wants it labeled a hate crime. And as we continue fighting for women’s rights worldwide, Diane Sawyer becomes a beacon for all women as she assumes the high post of ABC anchor in December. Continue below for more Diversity in the News.
|
Quick Links
Gay Latino Americans are ‘Coming of Age’
CNN
Father Wants Son’s Beating Treated as a Hate Crime
CNN
Diane Sawyer to Anchor ABC World News Tonight
Working Mother Media
State Discriminated Against Mentally Ill, Judge Rules
The New York Times
Obama Coaches Students to ‘Get Serious’ and "Study'
The New York Times
California Democrats on HealthCare, Asian Americans
NPR
Minorities Shut Out of NCAA Football Coaching Positions
The Tennessean
Seeing Women’s Rights as Key to Countries’ Progress
The New York Times
Being Young, Here, Now: Meditation Group Says Cyber Generation is Looking Inward to Counter Stress
The Boston Globe
Tennessee Lawmaker Pushes Diversity Training for Staff
The San Jose Mercury News
Striving for Diversity in the Face of a Recession
Hispanic Business Inc.
Calgary Celebrates Diversity with Pride
Calgary Herald
Keen Eyes Might See What’s Missing: Diversity in U.S. Tennis
The New York Times
Aiming to Add More Diversity Under America’s Blue Skies
CNN
Report Lauds “Model” of School Diversity
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Member Spotlight
Lilly Named Best Company for Blacks in Technology
Reuters
Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Target, IBM among Top Ten ‘Best Places to Launch a Career’
BusinessWeek
|
|
Sponsors
Focus on Diversity
Register Today! Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Summit & Gala October 6-7, 2009 – Washington, D.C.
Together with a lineup of powerful CEOs and D&I change makers, Diversity Best Practices presents its annual Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Summit & Gala celebrating outstanding D&I luminaries and exemplary business practices. And for the first time ever, our Summit & Gala is five events in one! At no other conference or event can you get this type of value and quality. Take advantage by registering today, and lock in your spot for the following best-in-class events: Leadership Summit, CEO Forum & Gala Dinner, Disability Forum, and WOW! Facts Book Release Celebration! Click here for more information, or email Senamaud@diversitybestpractices.com
Call for Speakers! Network and Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) West October 20, 2009 – San Francisco
Diversity Best Practices invites you to participate as a presenter at NALC West in San Francisco, October 20, 2009. The participation of leaders like you has helped NALC grow to the largest national convening of network and affinity group leaders from FORTUNE 500 companies. Our success is based on your amazing vision, and we are hoping you will take a local leadership role in this year's event. Interested in being a speaker or know someone who is? Click here for more information, or Wiigfield@diversitybestpractices.com.
Voice Your Opinions! Diversity Best Practices (DBP) 2010 Planning Survey
As we strive to tailor our services to the needs of our members and the D&I community at-large, we invite you to share your ideas with us through our short Diversity Best Practices 2010 Planning Survey. Those who complete the survey in its entirety will receive free DBP publications! Thank you in advance for completing this quick survey.
WOW! Fact
2.5 million grandparents were responsible for most of the basic needs (i.e., food, shelter, clothing) of one or more of the grandchildren who lived with them in 2007. These grandparents represented about 40 percent of all grandparents whose grandchildren lived with them. Of these caregivers, 1.6 million were grandmothers, and 932,000 were grandfathers. (U.S. Census Bureau)
Diversity Holidays
September 11 marks the Ethiopian New Year. Rastafarians celebrate their New Year on this day as well because they believe Ethiopia is their spiritual home.
September 13 is Grandparents Day in the United States. The holiday always falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day.
September 14 is Holy Cross Day. On this day, Christians commemorate and recognize the Cross on which Jesus was crucified as the main symbol of Christianity.
|
