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16 Jun 2023, 7:00 am by Gene Takagi
Supreme Court Affirms Indian Child Welfare Act (Kaili Berg, Elyse Wild, Brian Edwards, Native News Online) Disability and aging advocates celebrate Supreme Court’s Talevski decision (Sara Letterman, The 19th) What Reparations Actually Bought (Morgan Ome, The Atlantic) Florida anti-LGBTQ laws prompt families who feel unsafe to flee (Lori Rozsa, Washington Post) Mark Ruffalo Calls Out Hollywood’s ‘Harm’ to Native Americans (Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone) … [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 2:41 am by Seán Binder
The Pacific island nation of Palau has asked the United States to increase patrols of its waters, President Surangel Whipps Jr. said in an interview. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 7:00 am by Gene Takagi
This Conference Is Bringing Leaders Together To Make It Happen (Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence) Poverty Persists Because of Us (Review of Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond – Lydia Burleson, Stanford Social Innovation Review) The Fallout of a Callout (CodeSwitch, podcast) Opinion The international donor community must rebuke Uganda for its anti-LGBTQ+ law (Fabrice Houdart, Washington Post) Advancing Economic Justice for People with Disabilities (Asset Funders Network) If… [read post]
4 Jun 2023, 1:51 pm by Stuart Kaplow
Specifically, the law descrobes underrepresented groups as those who identify as “Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaska Native . . . gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. [read post]
2 Jun 2023, 6:54 am by Gene Takagi
American Born Chinese’ joins the conversation on bullying and stereotypes (Michael Cavna, Washington Post) The implications of the case against ICWA (CodeSwitch, podcast) A Brief History of the Disability Rights Movement (Anti-Defamation League) If there are any attorneys or law students who identify as Black, Native Americans, or Pacific Islanders who are interested in nonprofit corporate and tax-exemption laws and who’d like to pursue… [read post]
26 May 2023, 4:43 pm by Arianna Morseau
  Provides expertise on Tribal issues and ensures that the Commission’s telecommunications regulatory policies with respect to federally-recognized American Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, Hawaiian Home Lands, and other Native Communities are implemented and met. [read post]
26 May 2023, 7:00 am by Gene Takagi
” Before AI Takes Over, Make Plans to Give Everyone Money Equity and Justice: Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years (Liz Szabo, NBC News) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace (Rachel Minkin, Pew Research Center) A majority of U.S. workers say focusing on DEI at work is a good thing, but relatively small shares place great importance on diversity in their own workplace A Black professor has long said what the… [read post]
22 May 2023, 5:42 am by USPTO
In 2022:43% of program applicants identified their gender as female; which is much higher than the proportion of female inventors named on U.S. patent applications (13%);35% of applicants identified as African American or Black;13.8% of applicants identified as Hispanic;7.9% identified as being a veteran;6.1% identified as either Asian, Pacific Islander, or Hawaiian Native, exceeding existing proportions in the U.S. population; and1.6% identify as American Indian or Alaska… [read post]
19 May 2023, 8:43 am by Unknown
The statute defined "director from an underrepresented community" to include "an individual who self identifies as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaska Native, or who self-identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. [read post]
19 May 2023, 6:00 am by Gene Takagi
To address discrimination in how the tax code is enforced, the agency said it is considering changes to its case selection process. https://nyti.ms/42BSEXF Gene: Social Impact Primer 2023 from @dotcarly Equity and Justice: STAATUS Index 2023 Attitudes towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (The Asian American Foundation) The Brutal Past and Uncertain Future of Native Adoptions (Gabrielle Glaser, NY Times) “Making a Fuss” About Disability… [read post]
For example, I recently met with about a dozen African American women who want to grow in this company. [read post]
12 May 2023, 11:06 am by Gene Takagi
Harris, NY Times) Texas gunman fantasized over race wars on social media before mass killing (Jack Douglas, Tim Craig, Alex Horton, Hannah Allam and Brittany Shammas, Washington Post) From pollution to policing, this Asian-American group is expanding environmental justice in the Bay Area (Adam Mahoney, Grist) A New Disabled South (Dom Kelly and Kehsi Iman Wilson, Ford Foundation) If there are any attorneys or law students who identify as Black, Native Americans, or… [read post]
9 May 2023, 7:33 am
Consider recent history: 9 / 11, the war on terror, and the demonstration of the impotence of American power; the 2008 global financial crisis, the consequent period of austerity, and the later cost of living crisis, all contributing to the deepening of social inequalities; Covid-19 and the idea that globalisation is as much about dangerous contagion as free communication; the increasing concern with cyberspace as an environment of uncontrolled algorithmic power, corporate… [read post]
5 May 2023, 7:30 am by Gene Takagi
The answer is surprising even to police (Anita Chabria, LA Times) Disability Programs At Risk In Federal Budget Battle, Advocates Warn (Michelle Diament, DisabilityScoop) Righting Wrongs: How Civil Rights Can Protect Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Against Racism (Stop AAPI Hate) Photographer’s decade-long, 600,000-mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book (Melissa Block, NPR) If there are any attorneys or law students who identify as Black, Native… [read post]
28 Apr 2023, 7:00 am by Gene Takagi
Register now: SSIR Equity and Justice: Environmental Justice and Climate Change (Madeline Wrobel, EarthDay.org) Biden Marks Earth Day with New Environmental Justice Orders (Jean Chemnick, Scientific American) In wake of Ralph Yarl shooting, Black teens face fear and resignation (Lauren Lumpkin, Emmanuel Felton and Mark Shavin, Washington Post) 8 Indigenous Activists Fighting Injustice That You Should Know (Fadeke Banjo, Global Citizen) How Colorism Affects Women at Work… [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 6:10 am by Don Asher
Tenet Healthcare Corporation: Tenet staff say their employer cuts corners on safety. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 8:17 am by Gene Takagi
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (film) American Madness (Jonathan Rosen, The Atlantic) How (Not) to Dismantle White Supremacy (Sendolo Diaminah , Scot Nakagawa , Sean Thomas-Breitfeld , Rinku Sen , and Lori Villarosa, The Forge) Research: Where Employees Think Companies’ DEIB Efforts Are Failing (Jeremie Brecheisen, Harvard Business Review) If there are any attorneys or law students who identify as Black, Native Americans, or Pacific Islanders who are… [read post]