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This week, I offer a fly-on-the-wall look at what diversity and inclusion mean at Ulta Beauty. Following George Floyd’s death and the onslaught of Black Lives Matter protests that followed, many companies pledged their commitments to diversity and inclusion efforts. Donations were made and Instagram posts were shared, but many of those exercises did not reflect on internal companies’ cultures. That changed in the beauty industry when Sharon Chuter’s Pull Up For Change lit a fire under br...

This week, I offer a fly-on-the-wall look at what diversity and inclusion mean at Ulta Beauty. Following George Floyd’s death and the onslaught of Black Lives Matter protests that followed, many companies pledged their commitments to diversity and inclusion efforts. Donations were made and Instagram posts were shared, but many of those exercises did not reflect on internal companies’ cultures. That changed in the beauty industry when Sharon Chuter’s Pull Up For Change lit a fire under br...

Snapchat: How to get the Bald Head Filter Friday, April 16, 2021 Snapchat filters are a great way to jazz up your photos and videos, but some of them can dramatically alter the way you look. That’s why everyone is jumping on Snapchat’s bald head filter — it gives them a way to see how they’d look without hair. As it turns out, the Snapchat bald head filter is one of the easiest effects to use. Here’s how to try it out for yourself. How to get the Bald Head filter on Snapchat To get th...

Thu, 04/15/2021 - 3:59pm Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins today apologized to two women in the DAs office whom she says were treated less than professionally, if not criminally, by Adam Foss, who worked as an assistant DA between 2008 and 2016. Rollins, who became DA in 2019, last year hired an outside law firm, Goodwin Procter, to look into Fosss relationships with women working under then DA Dan Conley after singer Raegan Sealy publicly accused Foss of raping her, in a relatio...

Supplied Former ad exec Cindy Gallop is used to selling ideas, but her latest project – sex tech start-up Make Love Not Porn – is the most challenging yet. Cindy Gallop is sitting on a sofa in her Manhattan apartment when she takes this video call. On a recent Wednesday afternoon she is looking happy and relaxed, angelically backlit from light streaming in from tall windows, over 30 storeys up, with views over and through the New York skyline. The former advertising executive, now consulta...

Urban Jungle App Officially Launches in Apple Store Share Article Urban Jungle is a photo art app by Elise Swopes and BrainFeverMedia Urban Jungle is unlimited creative inspiration and expression. Anyone can become a mobile artist thanks to our tutorial blog and intuitive app design. NEW YORK (PRWEB) March 09, 2021 Photo-art app Urban Jungle is officially live in the Apple app store. Urban Jungle is a collaboration between BrainFev...

March 15, at 6-8 p.m. — Film screening: "Moxie"  — Join the Gender Equity Center, in partnership with Penn State Libraries and Hillel at Penn State for a film screening and discussion of Netflixs "Moxie.” Emma Johnson (actor Josephine Langford) inspired by her moms (actor Amy Poehler) rebellious past and a confident new friend publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school. We will discuss the main themes from the movie as well as discuss the history of grassroots activism...

A New Apprenticeship A New Apprenticeship A key component of an architect’s education is apprenticeship. How can we nurture informal learning and mentorship in an online working environment? By Share The delicate dance that occurs among collaborators when tackling a design problem is a balance of ideas, communication and ego. Innovation can be sparked with a seemingly innocuous comment; heated debates can occur as different paths emerge. It can be exciting. It can be difficult. Emotions tha...

Luvvie Ajayi Jones wants to loan courage in fear-fighter manual Professional Troublemaker Jasmine Vaughn-Hall, USA TODAY Network How Black History Month began and how it has changed to what it is today Replay Video UP NEXT Ajayi Jones, 36, turned down Ted Talks twice because she felt like she wasn’t ready, comparing herself to other speakers who she assumed had more training.  What if she was too busy to prepare? Or worse, what if she tried and failed?  Before she resorted ...

Jasmine Vaughn-Hall USA TODAY Network Ajayi Jones, 36, turned down Ted Talks twice because she felt like she wasn’t ready, comparing herself to other speakers who she assumed had more training.  What if she was too busy to prepare? Or worse, what if she tried and failed?  Before she resorted to saying "no" a third time, a phone call with a friend changed her life. Even Ajayi Jones, a woman who has jumped out of a plane thousands of feet above the ground to skydive, needed some reassurance....