CNN Headline, Tweet Take Diversity Comments From Zinke Out of Context

Alex Griswold
March 27, 2018 12:04 PM

A CNN headline and tweet omitted the full context of purported comments made by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, highlighting comments dismissive of diversity while excluding a promise to hire a diverse staff.

HuffPost Opinion Editor Proudly Details Racial Demographics of Writers Published

'Less than 50% white authors (check!)'

Conor Beck
March 19, 2018 11:49 AM

HuffPost deputy opinion editor Chloe Angyal documented on Twitter last week the success she has had in using racial quotas to publish more minority writers.

Columbine Victim’s Parent: We Need to Focus on Connectedness, Not Just Unity and Diversity

Conor Beck
February 21, 2018 8:57 PM

Apple VP of Diversity and Inclusion Apologizes for Saying White Men Can Be Diverse

Katelyn Caralle
October 16, 2017 1:04 PM

Tech giant Apple's first-ever vice president of diversity and inclusion apologized over the weekend for suggesting at a recent panel discussion that white men can be diverse, too, not just minorities.

Mizzou Experiences Backlash in Enrollment Resulting From 2015 Protests

Katelyn Caralle
July 10, 2017 2:48 PM

Freshman enrollment at the University of Missouri has fallen by 35 percent since 2015, when racial tensions triggered protests and hunger strikes.

Senate Democrats Accused of ‘Soft Bigotry’ for Nearly All-White Senior Staff

Emily Ferguson
December 9, 2016 1:10 PM

Liberal activists and Washington, D.C. political insiders are coming together to pressure Senate Democrats to add more diversity to their senior staff positions dominated by white males, accusing the Democratic Party of "soft bigotry."

Obama Orders National Security Workforce to Address ‘Intersectionality’

Mandates ‘unconscious bias’ training for FBI, CIA, NSA, DoD, and officials in charge of approving security clearances

Elizabeth Harrington
October 5, 2016 1:30 PM

President Barack Obama is ordering all national security agencies to expand the use of “unconscious bias” training and to address “intersectionality” in a final diversity and inclusion push of his presidency.

Apple Takes Away Gun Emoji Without Explanation

Samantha Harris
August 2, 2016 12:21 PM

Tech giant Apple is replacing its gun emoji a year after gun control advocates pressured the company to do so and is adding more emojis of female athletes and professionals to show greater diversity.

NASA Spends $73,500 on ‘Unconscious Bias’ Training

‘Creating a culture of positive influencers who are empowered to use their privilege wisely’

Elizabeth Harrington
July 12, 2016 5:00 AM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is spending at least $73,500 to teach astronauts about diversity, their “unconscious biases,” and how to “use their privilege.”

CIA Has Dedicated Program to Recruit Transgender Individuals

Intelligence agency releases 3-year ‘diversity and inclusion strategy’

Elizabeth Harrington
February 18, 2016 12:25 PM

The Central Intelligence Agency three-year “Diversity and Inclusion Strategy” includes a dedicated program to recruit transgender individuals, and agency-wide “unconscious bias” training.