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Racial and ethnic diversity is lacking among nonprofit leaders – but there are ways to change that

by lisadtinsley February 2, 2022

About 87% of nonprofit CEOs in the U.S. were white in 2019, down from 90% in 2016. Similarly, roughly 78% of nonprofit board members were white in 2019, down from 84%…

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February 2, 2022 0 comment 478 views
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Why most NFL head coaches are white – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity

by lisadtinsley January 30, 2022

George B. Cunningham – Professor of Sport Management, Texas A&M University A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League’s regular season, there is just one Black…

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January 30, 2022 0 comment 572 views
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How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home

by lisadtinsley January 13, 2022

Anthony Siracusa – Senior Director of Inclusive Culture and Initiatives, University of Colorado Boulder On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood behind President Lyndon Baines Johnson as the…

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January 13, 2022 0 comment 626 views
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: father of South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’

by lisadtinsley January 4, 2022

P. Pratap Kumar – Emeritus Professor, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, University of KwaZulu-Nata Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90. Archbishop Tutu earned the…

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January 4, 2022 0 comment 542 views
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How multicultural churches in South Africa are breaking down race barriers

by lisadtinsley October 29, 2021

Race is an issue that’s always simmering below the surface in South Africa. One of the ugliest aspects of the recent wave of looting and violence was the killing of people based on their…

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October 29, 2021 0 comment 871 views
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The Complex History and Politicization of Black Hair in America featuring Dr. Neil Lester

by lisadtinsley October 27, 2021
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October 27, 2021 0 comment 253 views
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Kidney Experts Say It’s Time to Remove Race From Medical Algorithms. Doing So Is Complicated.

by lisadtinsley October 19, 2021

By Rae Ellen Bichell and Cara Anthony Alphonso Harried recently came across a newspaper clipping about his grandfather receiving his 1,000th dialysis treatment. His grandfather later died — at a dialysis center —…

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Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds

by lisadtinsley October 18, 2021

The tipping point for Dr. Paula Braveman came when a longtime patient of hers at a community clinic in San Francisco’s Mission District slipped past the front desk and knocked…

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October 18, 2021 0 comment 317 views
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Rev. Raphael Warnock’s historic US Senate win broke more barriers than you may think

by lisadtinsley September 30, 2021

John A. Tures – Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When Rev. Raphael Warnock prevailed in the special election on Jan. 5, he was the first African American from Georgia to win…

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September 30, 2021 0 comment 304 views
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Black parents say their children are being suspended for petty reasons that force them to take off from work and sometimes lose their jobs

by lisadtinsley September 15, 2021

Charles Bell – Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University When “Mike,” the father of a ninth grade student, got a call from his daughter’s school, the first…

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