- “as an African American male, Washington was faced with a similar pressure to conform to acceptable stereotypes of the “nice Negro”, and when he chose to speak his mind, there was an uproar that was influenced, in part, by those expectations.”
- “Canada’s workforce may be diverse, but it’s not inclusive, according to a new national survey billed as the largest conducted on career satisfaction and advancement of visible minorities in corporate Canada.”
- “Blacks, Asians and Hispanics are severely underrepresented in Manhattan jury pools…Three out of four people who appear for jury duty in Manhattan’s courts are white, despite accounting for roughly half of the borough’s population”
- “Rotimi Adebari, 43, who was born in Okeodan in Ogun state, in southwest Nigeria, was expected to take the chain of office in the central Irish town of Portlaoise. The town has a population of 12,000 and is an hour’s drive from Dublin.”
Spread This Idea
The Octavia Butler Book Club
(Click the book for the latest conversation) Feminism for Real – Jessica, Latoya, Andrea
The Same Woman – Thea
I Speak For Myself – Fatemeh
Yes Means Yes – Latoya
Sex Ed and Youth – Jessica
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