Hotel Industry Foundation Announces $5 Million Commitment To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
AHLAF Unveils 5-Year Action Plan; Key Initiatives Include New Leadership Academy, Mentorship Program, Industry Resources
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WASHINGTON, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation) today announced a new $5 million, multi-year commitment and action plan to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the hotel and lodging industry.
The AHLA Foundation s Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its October meeting to elevate DE&I as a cornerstone platform under the direction of a newly created DE&I Task Force, comprised of senior leaders throughout the industry. Since then, the Task Force has been meeting to develop a five-year road map to unite the industry around a bold, transparent, and actionable commitment to foster DE&I by identifying and introducing programs to remove structural and beha
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Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Make Juneteenth National Holiday
Black women march in protest. Image: Twitter/@STLToday
Four lawmakers have reintroduced the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act which would make Juneteenth a national holiday.
Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass), Tina Smith (D-Minn), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representative Sheila Jackson (D-TX) reintroduced the bill Thursday.
Juneteenth, commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No 3 in Galveston, Texas, which announced that all slaves are free. The holiday is currently recognized by 47 states and Washington D.C.
Texas was the first state to celebrate the day recognizing it in 1980.
“We commemorate Juneteenth as the day that word of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in Texas in 1865, but we know the struggle for true Black liberation continues,” Sen. Markey said in a statement