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Tony Hawk Uses Skateboarding to Teach Community Organizing
Legendary skater Tony Hawk is uplifting diverse skateboarders and training them how to build a skatepark in their neighborhoods via his fellowship program, The Skatepark Project.
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The University of San Diego Celebrates Diversity
Ricardo Berrón talks with the President of The University of San Diego, Dr. James T. Harris III, who discusses the extraordinary student body, the diversity, and ‘The Horizon Project’. Creating changemakers and working to make a positive impact in the community and beyond! For more information, please visitSanDiego.edu
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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.”
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Pageant Participants in Queen's Jubilee Celebrate Diverse UK
As Clary Salandy pushes open the kitchen door at a nondescript community center in west London, her visitors pause, astonished by what they find. A dozen giraffe heads, in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row, while a herd of zebras peer out from near the refrigerator. That sense of surprise...
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Southern California-Based Companies Ranked in Fortune's Best Companies to Work For in 2022
Tustin-based New American Funding was ranked the 18th best place to work in the U.S. by Fortune Magazine and their 2022 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.
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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...
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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.
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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 pathways to diversify the sport.
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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.
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Student's Medical Illustrations Showing Black People Go Viral
Medical illustrator Chidiebere Ibe is attracting widespread praise online for depicting Black people.
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SDPD Efforts to Recruit Officers, Attract More Diverse Candidates Shows Progress in 2021
The San Diego Police Department’s police academies recorded a 17% increase in diversity over 2020, the department announced Sunday. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.
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SDPD Efforts to Recruit Officers, Attract More Diverse Candidates Shows Progress in 2021
The San Diego Police Department’s police academies recorded a 17% increase in diversity over 2020, the department announced Sunday. Each of the three academy classes in 2021 had 68% of recruits being people of color, and were the most diverse in SDPD history, according to Ashley Bailey of the SDPD. “Our recruiting team has taken great strides in finding the…