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Belmont community responds to recent racial and hate incidents Wicked Local Belmont Public School students returned to in person learning full time a little more than one month ago. During this short time there have been nearly 10 hate and racial incidents involving middle and high school students. These incidents include racial and homophobic graffiti on the Butler and Wellington Elementary School buildings and Chenery Middle School playground, an Asian student getting spit upon at the Chenery...

  TORONTO -- The first treaty Indigenous player in the NHL, Fred Sasakamoose, will tell his story in his own words in a posthumous memoir. The book “Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL’s first Treaty Indigenous Player,” is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. It details Sasakamooses brief time in the league, as well as his years spent off the ice, which were dedicated to helping his community and advocating for Indigenous peoples. “It’s his l...

BBBS Of Greater Chattanooga Establishes A Diversity Task Force Monday, May 3, 2021 Edward Ellis, III Edward Ellis, III began his work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga in 2014. Initially, Mr. Ellis served as a match support specialist, providing ongoing guidance and support to Littles, Parents/Guardians, and Volunteer Bigs on a regular basis. Match support specialists monitor mentoring interactions and offer insights and advice to ensure child safety, facilitate heal...

OTJ Architects Appoints Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Director Share Article National Architecture and Interior Design Practice Reaffirms Commitment to Social and Racial Justice through Creation of Strategic Leadership Role WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 24, 2021 OTJ Architects is pleased to announce the appointment of Alvia Howard, NCIDQ, CID, Associate AIA, as firmwide Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access. I...

← Use Arrow Keys → Mickey Guyton is making history once again! After becoming the first Black woman to ever perform at the ACM Awards last year, the 37-year-old Grammy-nominated singer broke another barrier by becoming the first Black artist to cohost the ceremony alongside Keith Urban. Mickey previously spoke to E! News about the increased inclusivity within the Academy, saying, "Im part of the ACM Diversity Task Force . . . We started this in 2019, and they have been relentlessly working...

*The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM) is set to premiere live on Sunday April 18, 2021 at 8 P.M. ET. New Female Artist of the Year nominee Mickey Guyton will host the awards alongside 15 time ACM Award winner, Keith Urban. This is Guyton’s first time hosting the awards but she’s looking forward to the experience, “I just want people to see who I am and see my personality. So much of the last year has been me dodging and fighting racism, but there’s so much more to me that...

Jintao Zhai/Correspondent Wicked Local Asian Americans in Belmont are rallying around a common anti-racism cause to address underrepresentation in Belmont’s organizations and reduce racial tensions, according to Julie Wu, senior member of the town’s Pan-Asian Coalition. She said Asians make up nearly 20% of the town’s population but are underrepresented in the town’s committees. Among nine members of the Diversity Task Force, only two are of Asian descent, said Wu, 54, a Taiwanese Ame...

Click the thumbs up > The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched a Diversity Task Force as part of a drive to tackle diversity in automotive through a year-long project. AM Magazine columnist Professor Jim Saker, the newly-appointed president of the IMI, is to lead the new Taskforce to investigate, research and provide recommendations on how to improve the ‘effectiveness’ of automotive businesses by becoming a ‘more attractive employment opportunity’. The Taskforce will ...

Early colorectal cancer detection critical for those over 45 Share Article Dr. Erin King-Mullins “We urge those over 45 to contact their doctor and get screened, especially if they have symptoms or a family history of colorectal cancer," emphasized Dr. Neil Hyman, President of ASCRS, and Dr. Erin King-Mullins, Chair of the ASCRS Diversity Task Force. BANNOCKBURN, Ill (PRWEB) February 24, 2021 The American Society of Colon and Re...

Vice Provost Gates aims to transform campus culture Diversity and inclusion in higher education are complex issues, and their successful advancement is often measured in small steps rather than giant leaps. The task of addressing these crucial issues at Purdue University rests with John Gates, who joined Purdue in early 2019 as the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion. He also serves as a clinical professor in the Krannert School of Management. Prior to his appointment at Purdue, Gates serv...