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Can Labor Unions Shrink the Racial Wealth Gap?

Almost 16 million workers in the United States are represented by labor unions. Dating back to the Industrial Revolution in Europe, labor unions have given workers the power to negotiate higher wages, better benefits and…

DEI Experts Say Corporations Need to Do More to Fight Racial Injustice

Inequality Racism by Danielle Hess

It’s been two years since the tragic murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Amaud Arbery, which led to some companies focusing more on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in response. While DEI efforts were…

How Companies Can Address the Great Replacement Theory in Their DEI Efforts

Discrimination Diversity & Inclusion Racism by Linda Bell

The mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 people dead and three injured, almost all of them Black, is one of the latest examples of racial hatred in the United States. In a 180-page manifesto…

Diverse group of job applicants waiting for interview

Implicit Racial Bias in the Hiring Process

Best Practices Discrimination Racism Talent Management by Linda Bell

A Hispanic-American man nervously waits with several applicants for a job interview. “Mike Rivers?” The hiring manager asks as he enters and surveys the room. “I’m Mike Rivers, that’s me,” the job applicant says as…

Depressed Black woman looking outside a rainy window

The Connection Between Racial Microaggressions and Suicide

Awareness Discrimination Inequality Racism by Linda Bell

Ysabel Garcia was stung by racial microaggressions before she knew what they were. Thirteen years ago, she immigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States. Garcia spoke very little English and taught herself by…

The Ongoing Impact of Environmental Racism and Redlining

Climate Change Economic Inequality Inequality Racism by Linda Bell

More than 50 years after the Fair Housing Act made redlining illegal in 1968, the legacy of inequality is still a reality in formerly redlined neighborhoods. Redlining is a discriminatory practice that denied people mortgages…