Today: February 21, 2025
As corporations face mounting pressure to abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives amid political polarization, DEI Watch, created by DeShuna Spencer, CEO of KweliTV, provides consumers with a tool for transparency. The platform equips the public with data to hold brands…
The nationwide boycott of Target stores, launched on February 1, 2025, has garnered significant attention in response to the corporation’s decision to cut its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. Activists and community leaders, particularly in Minnesota, are calling for a long-term…
As the Trump administration prepares to implement its 2025 tariffs, these changes in U.S. trade policy will have far-reaching effects on industries, consumers, and global trade, particularly for communities within the multicultural diaspora. From the impact on the cost of goods to…
The United States, once the self-styled torchbearer of democracy, is now teetering on the edge of oligarchy—a system where the rich few pull the strings and everyone else fights for crumbs. Let’s not sugarcoat it: the “land of the free” has sold…
On January 15, 2025, Don Lemon—former CNN anchor joined Black and Brown media publishers and journalism institutions at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., for “Covering A Divided Nation: Lessons from Black and Brown Media,” organized by URL Media and the…
As an ecosystem of Black and diverse-owned media owners, the Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute (BOMESI) stands united in our support and admiration for Vice President Kamala Harris, who ran an inspiring and powerful campaign. Harris’s journey to the ballot…
When you think of solving complex public health challenges, you might imagine teams of scientists in sophisticated laboratories or veteran engineers with decades of experience. You probably wouldn’t picture a fifth-grade student working on a class project. Yet Eniola Shokunbi, a 12-year-old…
23andMe has recently come under fire due to a major data breach affecting nearly 7 million accounts and the alarming resignation of its entire board, leaving many wondering what will become of the genetic information of approximately 15 million users. In November…
Food delivery is a part of most of our lives now, whether it be greasy fast food after a late night, or a dine-in breakfast on a Saturday, Doordash has now become a constant in living in the DMV area. Many Metro…
George Washington University (GW) and The Penn West Global Build Fellowship offer H1-B visas for participants and micro-internships for GW students.…
