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Barbie Unveils its First-Ever Doll with Hearing Aids
Mattel’s Fashionistas line will be Barbie’s most inclusive line yet
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How Your Workplace Can Be More Inclusive to All Faiths
Muslim workers are often left out of consideration of workplace diversity initiatives, says Insider reporter Marguerite Ward. She joined LX News to share more from her recent article where Muslim leaders offered advice to CEOs on creating a more accommodating and inclusive workplace for people of all faiths.
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This Diverse Group of Environmentalists Is Making the Outdoors More Inclusive
In this edition of NBCLX’s Climate Change Survival Guide, storyteller Chase Cain talks with the three co-founders of The Outdoorist Oath, which encourages outdoorists to make the community more inclusive. Research shows white Americans are three times more likely to live somewhere with easy access to the outdoors than Americans of color. The founders share moments they’ve felt excluded in...
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How Making the Outdoors More Inclusive Can Help Fight Climate Change
How do we make the outdoors inclusive? And in doing so, how will that help us address climate change? Those were some of the questions I asked Teresa Baker as we hiked through Point Reyes National Seashore, the ancestral land of the Coast Miwok people. “I often call places like this my cathedral, because that’s what it is,” Teresa...
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NBC and Telemundo CT to Award $315,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits Through Project Innovation in 2022
Grant applications can be submitted via nbcuprojectinnovation.com from February 18 to March 25.
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How Brian Flores' Lawsuit Against the NFL Could Play Out
To win his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores will have to prove discriminatory intent in hiring practices, says legal analyst Danny Cevallos.
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NYC Tour Company Drives Forward with Diverse Social Mission
From mutating strains to controversial vaccine mandates, the coronavirus pandemic has forced demanding questions and pressure on New York business. Small business owners are finding ways to survive the virus unknowns and look past the pressing hurdles. Over the summer, Facebook and the Small Business Roundtable conducted a survey with more than 35,000 small business leaders, across 30 countries and…
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One Step at a Time: Moving Tourism Forward When a City Shuts Down
A record 66.6 million tourists visited New York City in 2019 and business was booming for Stacey Toussaint, founder of diversity and inclusion-centered Inside Out Tours. But when the coronavirus pandemic brought the city to a standstill, Toussaint was left to figure out how to keep her tourism business running when there simply were no tourists.
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Grammys Commit to More Hiring Diversity for 2022 Show
The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony.
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‘Friends' Co-Creator Explains the Reason Behind Show's Lack of Diversity
More than two decades after “Friends” debuted, Marta Kauffman is addressing her role in the cast’s lack of diversity.
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Racial Diversity Grows Among LGBTQ Film Characters, Study Finds
The year 2020 saw welcome growth in racial diversity of LBGTQ characters in films released by major studios, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD.
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Oscars Invite Steven Yeun, Issa Rae, Others to Join Academy
Steven Yeun, Nathan Lane, Issa Rae, Robert Pattinson, Janet Jackson, Leslie Odom Jr. and Laverne Cox are among the artists being invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Connecticut In Color: South Windsor's First Black Council Member Sworn-In
For the first time in South Windsor’s history, there is an African American man serving on the town council. Steven King Jr. became South Windsor’s first Black council member on Monday evening which means you can now add his name to the town’s history books. “It’s a humbling experience,” said King. “Obviously it is historic and archival probably from...
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South Windsor Has First-Ever Black Member of Town Council
Monday marked the first day for Steven King, Jr. as South Winsdor’s first-ever Black member of the town council.
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Australia's ‘Bachelorette' Has Cast Its First Openly Bisexual Lead
“I am so ready for this,” Brooke Blurton said about her attempt to find that special someone.
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Lucy Liu Reflects on How Her ‘Charlie's Angels' Role ‘Normalized Asian Identity' for Fans
Lucy Liu reflects on her “iconic” role as Alex Munday in “Charlie’s Angels” in an op-ed about the importance of having the AAPI community reflected in TV and movies.
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Diversity and Mental Health Leaders Offer Tips After Chauvin Trial
A day after Derek Chauvin was convicted for the murder of George Floyd, mental health and diversity experts are helping people process all of the emotions while also working to bring forth change.
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Diversity and Mental Health Leaders Offer Tips After Chauvin Trial
A day after Derek Chauvin was convicted for the murder of George Floyd, mental health and diversity experts are helping people process all of the emotions while also working to bring forth change. Dr. Maysa Akbar is the Chief Diversity Officer at the American Psychological Association and a clinical psychologist who described to NBC Connecticut how people were feeling once…
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University of Hartford Addressing Healthcare Inequities
The University of Hartford is working to combat healthcare inequities through education and bringing on additional staff through the next three years. The effort is a part of the university’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion while addressing the effects of systemic racism. The college plans to hire an additional 16 faculty members, comprised of medical professionals, of color to…
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Golden Globes 2021: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Call Out HFPA's Lack of Black Members
Fey took a shot at the organization in the show opening, explaining to the two small live audiences made up of first responders and essential workers that “the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is made up of around 90 no black journalists.”