ReInventing Diversity for the 21st Century
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United Airlines to Start Charging Obese for Two Seats, or Bump Them from Packed Flights
Passengers who are too large to fit comfortably in a single coach seat will be required to buy two tickets on the next flight or upgrade to business class, where seats are larger, if United's flight attendants can't find two open seats for them. Click for more...
Diversity Linked to Increased Sales Revenue and Profits, More Customers Workplace diversity is among the most important predictors of a business' sales revenue, customer numbers and profitability, according to research to be published in the April issue of the American Sociological Review. Click for more...
Obama’s Press Office Needs Diversity According to Roland Martin, while we hold the media accountable for the need to diversify their ranks, it's quite telling to see the lack of diversity in the White House's press office. Click for more...
ADA Convenes Major Summit on Finding Dental Care Access Solutions The American Dental Association’s first Access to Dental Care Summit recently gathered 144 stakeholders from a dozen diverse groups to share ideas, brainstorm and work collaboratively to improve access to dental care. Howard Ross, Founder of Cook Ross, Inc. facilitated this Future Search conference. The ADA convened the summit to create a common vision, to increase access to dental care and improve the oral health of underserved populations. Click for more...
Billboard: Gay Rights are Civil Rights One of two new billboards along a Charleston, S.C. freeway has two water fountains with one labeled “straight” and one labeled “gay” -- a reference to the days of segregation of whites and blacks in every facet of daily life -- with the tagline “Gay Rights Are Civil Rights.” Click for more...
Student Sports Fans and Bigoted Attitudes College students who are serious about their identification with their institution’s football and men’s basketball teams are more likely than other students to have homophobic and sexist attitudes. Click for more...
Ex-Klan Supporter Wants to Get to Heaven Elwin Wilson is a sad, sickly man haunted by time. He feels confused. He cannot fully answer the lingering questions, the doubts. Where did all the hate come from? And where did it go? Click for more...
Orientation for Whites? Mount Holyoke tries possibly unique approach to the controversy over programs for incoming minority students by adding section for those who are in the majority. Click for more...
**Headscratcher of the Week**
Texas Lawmaker Suggests Asians Adopt Easier Names
A North Texas legislator during testimony on voter identification legislation said Asian-descent voters should adopt names that are easier for Americans to deal with. Click for more...
