The following Letter to the Editor was written by Maggie Cobb, President of the Racine branch of NAACP. Mount Pleasant and City of Racine Utility Dispute I recently viewed the movie “The Burial.” Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic, […]
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OPINION: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion backlash has companies quietly changing their programs
OPINION — Recent announcements of Governors from Florida and Oklahoma effectively banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at public colleges, and Google, Facebook and others cutting DEI staff; have given companies the cover they needed to quietly change their DEI programming. Corporations must take great care not to eliminate programs that ensure they are […]