Michelle Obama Michelle Obama at Portrait Unveiling: ‘This Little Girl From the South Side is Blessed Beyond Measure' During the unveiling ceremony for the Obamas’ official White House portraits on Wednesday, former first lady Michelle Obama spoke emotionally about the significance of diverse leadership. “This day… is about telling that fuller story, a story that includes every single American in every single corner of the country so our kids and grandkids can see something more for themselves.”
Supreme Court What a Black Woman Will Bring to the Supreme Court President Joe Biden has pledged to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court, and a seat will open up when Justice Stephen Breyer retires. Having a more diverse court will help with key decisions coming up on issues like affirmative action, says defense attorney and former prosecutor Bernarda Villalona. “With diversity, you bring ideas that another person may not...
diversity Could the Supreme Court Strike Down Affirmative Action in Admissions? The Supreme Court has not allowed racial quotas in college admissions, but schools are allowed to consider an applicant’s race as a factor alongside other qualities. Now, the court has signaled it could end affirmative action as we know it. That could require new ways of thinking about diversity and inclusion in college admissions, says legal analyst Danny Cevallos.
my new favorite olympian Curling Has Been Mostly White For Centuries. These Athletes Are Trying to Expand Its Reach Olympic champion John Shuster, Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis, USA Curling’s Monica Walker and other curling enthusiasts are teaming up to create paths to diversify the sport.
my new favorite olympian How Olympic Champion John Shuster and Others Are Helping Diversify Curling Olympic champion John Shuster, Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis, USA Curling’s Monica Walker and other curling enthusiasts are teaming up to create paths to diversify the sport. Hear from them all on this full video episode of the “My New Favorite Olympian” podcast.
critical race theory School Districts Having Critical Race Theory Debates Are Diversifying Quickly As many towns in the U.S. become more diverse, school districts are hiring diversity coordinators, holding listening sessions for students of color. But those districts have also faced a backlash from parents who decry inclusivity efforts as “critical race theory.” An NBC News analysis found those districts seeing backlash have diversified quickly, reporter Tyler Kingkade explains.
Javicia Leslie As the First Black Batwoman, Javicia Leslie is Disrupting Gotham — and the Comic Book World In the second season of CW’s “Batwoman,” Javicia Leslie takes the cape and cowl from season one star Ruby Rose — and becomes the first black Batwoman in the process. Leslie talked with LX News host Ashley Holt about the “light and the dark” of holding that title, and how women like Eartha Kitt, Halle Berry and Cicely Tyson helped...
U.S. Senate Having Zero Black Women in the U.S. Senate After Kamala Harris' Exit Is a ‘Travesty of Justice,' Advocates Say There will be no Black women in the Senate once Sen. Kamala Harris leaves the chamber to become vice president. Political strategist Atima Omara and Rev. Leah Daughtry, a former CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, joined LX News to discuss the lack of representation of Black women, what it means for democracy and its ties to institutional racism.
diversity There Are Very Few Black Women Federal Judges Today — Here's Why and How It Needs to Change A history of racism and sexism in our country has translated to a lack of diversity in our federal judges. But it’s also due to neglected talent and political will, says the co-author of an opinion piece in The National Law Journal about the lack of Black women federal judges. Professor Catherine Smith of the University of Denver Sturm College...
Election 2020 Four Big Things That Went Very Right on Election Day After the long vote count and now in the midst of a rocky presidential transition, it can be easy to forget that there’s a lot that went surprisingly smoothly in our election process this year. Watch for four things that went very right on Election Day.
