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Hollywood Losing $10B in Potential Annual Revenue From Black Inequity, Says McKinsey Report Rebecca Sun Black Inclusion in Hollywood As Hollywood companies and affiliated organizations scramble to hire diversity experts and strategists as part of their public commitments to inclusion, management consulting powerhouse McKinsey & Co. has applied its analytic expertise to the industry as a whole in a report diagnosing the experience of Black professionals working in entertainment....

Florida State University News Faculty and Staff Briefs: February 2021 Published: HONORS AND AWARDS The FSU Alumni Association was recognized with a 2021 CASE District III award and received Grand Gold in the category of Alumni/General Interest Magazines produced two times per year for its biannual alumni publication, VIRES magazine. Mackenzie Alston, Ph.D. (Department of Economics) was selected for a post-doctoral fellowship from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) to support diver...

Minority representation on the rise in most diverse city in Northern Kentucky Minority representation on the rise in most diverse city in Northern Kentucky and last updated 2021-02-24 18:02:06-05 COVINGTON, Ky. — Covington is considered the most diverse city in Northern Kentucky and now, representation in local political positions is finally beginning to reflect that. Ron Washington, vice mayor of Covington said he remembers when "the city was separated by Madison Avenue, east and west." ...

  Inviting feedback from college students doesn’t necessarily mean they feel heard -- just as spelling out campus department functions online doesn’t guarantee students know whom to turn to when an issue arises. With higher ed financial models relying on satisfied students who stay and complete their studies, those realities spell trouble. Add COVID-19 to the mix, and theres even more reason for concern. Although higher ed institutions transitioned quickly last year to teaching and support...

Previous image Next image In a new study by MIT professors Esther Duflo, Ben Olken, and Abhijit Banerjee, and physicians Marcella Alsan and Fatima Cody Stanford, along with other doctors and economists, public health video messages featuring a racially diverse set of physicians were found to decrease knowledge gaps about Covid-19 symptoms and transmission — generating important lessons about how we communicate about, and work to mitigate the effects of, the virus. Study results also indicated...

V MAGAZINE Scroll for more Please try again. Louis Vuitton Offers A Fresh Take On Their Iconic Twist Bag For Spring 2021 Louis Vuitton Offers A Fresh Take On Their Iconic Twist Bag For Spring 2021 The campaign features Laura Harrier — the V126 cover star, thought leader and civil right advocate. The campaign features Laura Harrier — the V126 cover star, thought leader and civil right advocate. February 17, 2021 Following in the footsteps of the iconic handbags birthed by the House of Lou...

Lansing based Black artist to display her new project Black is King across Michigan Lansing-based artist Mila Lynn poses with her portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama, which are part of her Black is King project. Photo courtesy of Mila Lynn. — Internationally acclaimed visual artist and Lansing native Mila Lynn will be presenting her most recent artistic project titled Black is King throughout the month of February, which is observ...

February 1st, 2021 share-square-599773 Major League Baseball, its Clubs, and media entities (MLB Network and MLB.com) will observe Black History Month 2021 in a variety of ways, across our sport, with the following goals in mind: • To meaningfully engage and support African American people, institutions, and communities across the nation; • To celebrate and recognize the rich history of African Americans in baseball; and • To showcase the voices of African American youth, professional pla...

Council, more black representation on their police departments. they also would like more educational opportunities across the city. they would also like to have better resources that they can have access to that other municipalities in other parts of the county have. >> hopefully well see a night of peaceful protests with the state of emergency in ferguson. bradley, appreciate your time. thank you so much for sharing it with us. >> thank you for having me. >> now unusual news out of washington....