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In a somewhat surprising turn, Apple shareholders voted to reject a diversity proposal in its annual shareholder’s meeting. The diversity proposal received 4.91% in favor and 95.09% against, meaning that...
"The U.S. tech community remains a bastion of white, male privilege that has largely excluded people of color,†Michael Connor, Open MIC.
As policy decisions affecting all Americans are debated in the halls of Congress, you will be hard pressed to find people of color in topâ€level staff positions. A report released by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies found that the most influential Senate staffers are disproportionately white. Among senior-level Senate staff — chiefs of staff, legislative directors and other folks who ultimately shape the laws we all live by — a mere 7.1 percent are people of color, researchers found, although people of color make up 36% of the U.S. population.
Moonlight, a coming-of-age drama about gay African American man in Miami, has garnered eight Oscar nominations, including best adapted screenplay and best picture. The critically acclaimed film stands a chance to become the first LGBTQ film to take the top prize at the Academy Awards. It would be the second black-themed film to win best picture, 12 Years A Slave captured that honor in 2014.
Black Enterprise partnered with the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) to celebrate the top 50 companies for their efforts in diversity and inclusion.
