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44th Annual Legislative Conference - Day 2

Apple VP: White Men Can Be Diverse, Too

Denise Young Smith says diversity is about more than race. 12 White men can also be diverse.
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Megyn Kelly's Poor Ratings Drag Down NBC Lineup

Low ratings for “Megyn Kelly Today” is ruining NBC’s “Today” show franchise.
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Chicago Schools Get Economic 'Lyft'

Chance The Rapper has joined forces with the ride-share service, Lyft, to give an economic boost to underperforming Chicago schools.
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10 Products Owned By Dove’s Parent Company, Unilever

Since Dove has been accused of racist advertising before, is it time to apply pressure to its parent company, Unilever?
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Tech Industry Still Struggling To Achieve Diversity

Facebook Global Director of Diversity Maxine Williams admits that Facebook's pace of change in diversity is too slow.
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Trump Supporter’s Dating App With Income Filters Available…

Herbert Eng's HighBlood app has income filters and ads that promise "no banglas."
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Black Lawmakers Admonish Twitter

Two African-American House members strongly advise Twitter to actively police its network to prevent racist ideology on its platform.
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Teen Developing App To Prevent Police Brutality

A teenage tech entrepreneur is focused on using technology to change how the world views race.
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Ready To Buy A Home?

Though the Pew Research Center released a recent study revealing that more and more Americans are renting now, home ownership is…
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6 Black-Owned Bed & Breakfasts That Feel Like…

While numbers for Black Bed & breakfast owners remain low, here are six options to jumpstart your trip-planning.
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These Are The Best Places For Black Businesses…

Memphis, Tennessee displaces Atlanta as the top city for Black entrepreneurship, BlackTech reports.
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Google Diversity Under Fire

For all of the technological progress that they have introduced, Silicon Valley companies like Google have become bastions of White…
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‘Hair Love:’ Animated Film On Natural Hair Raises…

Animated film project 'Hair Love' raised almost $300,000 in 30 days.
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Time Inc. Seeks Buyer For Essence

Time wants to keep a smaller interest in the African-American women’s publication and refocus on its other core brands.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Speaks At American Enterprise Institute
How Net Neutrality Became The Latest Civil Rights…

The Color of Change says net neutrality is crucial in today’s fights for racial justice and equality.
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Twitter Hires African American As Head Of Diversity

Twitter previously hired a White man as diversity VP. After criticism, it now turns to Candi Castleberry-Singleton to diversify its…
Uber Releases Results Of Internal Sexual Harassment Investigation
CBC Urges Uber To Hire Black Executives

The Black lawmakers see an opportunity to promote tech diversity.
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CASSIUS’ ‘First Supper’ Honors Unapologetic, Cultural Leaders Throughout…

See who gets a seat at the table.
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Apples Hires First Diversity VP

Diversity remains an elusive goal for the tech giant.
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