AAPI Six Things You Can Do Today to Help the AAPI Community Police have seen a notable uptick in such crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during the coronavirus pandemic.
LGBTQ Trans Activists Speak on Laverne Cox's Attack, Elliot Page's Coming Out and the Wide Range of LGBTQ Experience “Orange is the New Black” star Laverne Cox shared a 10 minute Instagram video about being caught up in a transphobic attack in Los Angeles. NBCLX welcomed transgender activist Raquel Willis and Zahara Green of TRANScending Barriers to discuss the rise of hate crimes against the transgender community, plus the reaction to actor Elliot Page declaring themself transgender.
workplace culture Why One Third of Black Workers say Office Discrimination is Still a Major Concern A new report from the Society For Human Resource Management shows one third of Black workers feel undervalued in the workplace compared to 18 percent of white workers. Johnny C. Taylor Jr., the president of SHRM joined NBCLX to discuss further how the American workplace continues to wrestle and struggle with racism.
black lives matter How to Explain Systemic Racism, Prejudice and Discrimination to Your Young Children Pediatric psychologist Ann-Louise T. Lockhart talks about explaining the Black Lives Matter movement to children and breaking down difficult terms like racism, prejudice and stereotypes to young minds.
discrimination New Site Lets Asian Americans Report Coronavirus-Related Discrimination Russell Jeung, a professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University, has launched a website that tracks coronavirus-related discrimination against the Asian and Pacific Islander community. On the site, people can self-report discrimination, verbal harassment and abuse.
