Rep. Melanie Morgan Accused Of Silencing BIPOC Cannabis Businesses, Circle K Weed Sales In Question & More Weed Sales At Circle K Stations In Question Benzinga · Oct 27, 2022
To foster real change universities need to stand beside Black professors, not condemn them The past couple of weeks have seen wall to wall coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s death. Many media outlets took to eulogizing the Queen with effusive praise of her service and duty. But not everyone saw her and the insitution she headed in the same light. The Conversation · Oct 2, 2022
JCPenney ready to replace Sephora in hundreds of stores JCPenney Beauty, the retailer’s own beauty department created to replace departing Sephora in-store shops, is ready to be rolled out to hundreds of stores. Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022
Taiwanese flavors meet cannabis edibles From coffee jelly to snowflake crisp nougat, Monica Lo explores her heritage through culinary cannabis Salon · Sep 17, 2022
Mature students in universities face 3 kinds of barriers — here's how to address them Since the onset of the pandemic, many colleges and universities have reported record numbers of applications from mature students — adults who return to school on a part- or full-time basis while maintaining responsibilities like employment, family and other adult life responsibilities. The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022
University anti-racism policies: Use shared decision-making to hear BIPOC student insights “I did not consider a career as a university professor or a position in academic leadership because I have never been taught by someone who looked like me!” The Conversation · Aug 8, 2022
NYC: This Comprehensive Expungement And Re-Entry Workshop For Formerly Incarcerated People Provides Pathways Into Legal Cannabis Industry Cannabis prohibition has taken a devastating toll on marginalized communities across New York City. For almost 100 years, Black and Brown people have been targeted and persecuted for their consumption, or assumed consumption, of cannabis. The generational harm inflicted on whole swaths of BIPOC New Yorkers necessitates intervention on many… Benzinga · Aug 4, 2022
What are microaggressions? 5 common ways you might be perpetuating racist stereotypes As people across the country mobilize to end police violence against Black Americans, a graphic circulating on Twitter is helping us delineate overt, socially unacceptable white supremacy from socially acceptable, covert white supremacy. Most of us… Mic · Jul 21, 2022
Pregnant people of color more likely to get procedures they didn't consent to, study finds Black, Indigenous and people of color giving birth were more likely than white people to experience health providers coercing them to go along with procedures they did not want, or to have their lack of explicit consent disregarded altogether, according to a new study. Los Angeles Times · Jun 24, 2022
‘The most amazing link to our history’: the farmers reclaiming their heritage one seed at a time The Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance tracks own old or rare seed varieties and supports communities of color in growing culturally relevant foods The Guardian - US · May 23, 2022
Researchers looking to assess impact of tornadoes on Bowling Green’s BIPOC pet owners Researchers looking to assess impact of tornadoes on Bowling Green’s BIPOC pet owners WEKU · May 13, 2022
How a poet and professor promotes racial understanding with lessons from history Quraysh Ali Lansana is the director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa, part of a nationwide, community-based initiative to “plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.” He is also… The Conversation · Apr 6, 2022
Assemble is more than "Black Masterclass" — it's Black hope BIPOC communities don’t just need lessons, they need exposure to what’s possible. Mic · Feb 9, 2022
Input · Jan 25, 2022 Data shows the gaming industry still has a pressing diversity problem From top to bottom, the gaming industry is a boys' club.