Google.org is donating $7.5 million to racial justice organizations Vera Institute for Justice, LatinoJustice, The Leadership Conference and R Street’s Justice for Work Coalition. This brings Google.org’s total amount funding to racial justice organizations to $32 million since 2015.
Google.org’s racial justice portfolio arc has focused on what Justin Steele, principal at… Read More
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Grindr updates its app to be more inclusive of transgender and non-binary users
Grindr is updating its popular queer dating app to be more inclusive of transgender and non-binary users. In an announcement timed to mark the end of Transgender Awareness Week, Grindr said changes will include new profile fields for gender ident…
View More Grindr updates its app to be more inclusive of transgender and non-binary usersHBCU.vc trains students become venture capitalists
There are very few black and Latinx investors, with only 2 percent of investment team members at VC firms identifying as black and just 1 percent identifying as Latinx, according to the National Venture Capital Association. This is where HBCU.vc comes in. HBCU.vc, a pivot from HBCU to Startup, aims to diversify the white, male-dominated world of venture capital. HBCU.vc’s program works… Read More
Code2040 raises $5.6 million from The Knight Foundation and others
Code2040, founded by Laura Weidman Powers and Tristan Walker, recently raised $5.6 million to advance its diversity and inclusion efforts in technology. The latest funding comes from The Knight Foundation, The Sara and Ev Williams Foundation and others, and brings Code2040’s total funding raised to more than $7 million.
Code2040’s Fellows program, which first launched in 2012… Read More
Apple VP of diversity and inclusion Denise Young Smith is leaving
Apple’s first-ever vice president of diversity and inclusion, Denise Young Smith, is leaving Apple at the end of this year, TechCrunch has learned. Young Smith, who has only been in the position since May of this year, previously served as Apple’s head of worldwide human resources for three years. Taking over as VP of inclusion and diversity will be Christie Smith, who spent 17… Read More
Twitter removes verified checkmarks from several white supremacists’ profiles
A few hours after announcing a review of its verification program, Twitter began revoking the verified status of some accounts. White supremacists Richard Spencer and Jason Kessler are among the users who no longer have a blue checkmark displayed…
View More Twitter removes verified checkmarks from several white supremacists’ profilesTesla says a new lawsuit alleging racial harassment at its California factory is a “hotbed of misinformation”
Tesla has hit back at a class-action lawsuit that alleges its Fremont, California manufacturing plant is a “hotbed for racist behavior.” Filed earlier this week by Marcus Vaughn, who worked at the plant from April to October, the suit claims that Tesla failed to investigated a human resources complaint by Vaughn after repeatedly being called the “n-word” by managers… Read More
VC Steve Jurvetson is reportedly leaving Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Steve Jurvetson, the venture capitalist who currently sits on the boards of Tesla and SpaceX, is leaving his role as partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Recode reports.
His resignation comes after DFJ began investigating allegations of sexual harassment against the founding partner in August. DFJ announced Jurvetson’s departure in a letter to the firm’s limited partners today… Read More
The 2018 Pirelli Calendar is sending RuPaul, Diddy, and Naomi Campbell to Wonderland
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Beheadings. Madness. Afternoon tea.
These heady motifs (no pun intended) are intricately woven throughout the wonderful, whimsical, and age-old tale of Alice in Wonderland.
Over the years, Lewis Carroll’s classic book has evolved to become far more than a beloved bedtime story. It’s taken on multiple identities via innumerable interpretations, each one rich with its own artistic nuance and cultural commentary.
For the 2018 Pirelli Calendar, British photographer Tim Walker is putting his spin on the old-school story. The photos, which were shot in London last May, feature an all-black cast as well as extravagant sets that serve as the backdrop for Walker’s unmistakable style. Walker worked alongside eminent artists — creative director/set designer Shona Heath, stylist Edward Enninful, and an all-star cast — to bring this 21st century version of Wonderland to life. Read more…
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View More The 2018 Pirelli Calendar is sending RuPaul, Diddy, and Naomi Campbell to WonderlandApple releases first diversity report under new VP of diversity and inclusion
Apple has released its first diversity and inclusion report since naming Denise Young Smith as VP of diversity and inclusion in May. It’s also Apple’s first report since Donald Trump took the office of president of the United States. Read More
Women pose naked, covered in glitter for body positive Instagram project
A group of women are covering themselves in glitter and posing naked for an Instagram project which aims to show “real people with real bodies” and encourage body positivity.
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Founder Gym aims to help underrepresented startup founders build tech startups
Founder Gym, co-founded by Mandela Schumacher-Hodge and Gabriela Zamudio (pictured above), is unveiling its online platform to support and train underrepresented founders building tech startups. Instead of describing it as a school, bootcamp or i…
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