Category: Minorities

Washington Spirit’s Michele Kang Wants to Take Women’s Soccer Clubs Global

With the rapid rise of women’s soccer, Y. Michele Kang, the owner of the Washington Spirit, is in the vanguard of transforming ownership and management worldwide.
U.S. Orchestras Gradually Diversify but Are Slow to Hire Black Musicians

The number of Asian and Latino players has risen over the past decade, according to a new report. But Black musicians are still scarce, especially at large orchestras.
Hardcore Punk Is Looking (and Sounding) Different Now

People of color, women and queer musicians are remaking hardcore’s longstanding image of white, male aggression — and producing some of its most interesting music.
Once an Evangelist for Airbnbs, She Now Crusades for Affordable Housing

Precious Price ditched her profitable business of renting home stays to tourists to combat the mounting housing crisis.
Addiction Treatment Medicine Is Vastly Underprescribed, Especially by Race, Study Finds

Black patients with opioid use disorder were far less likely to fill prescriptions for the most effective addiction treatments than white patients. But strikingly few patients of all races got the medicine.
Two Creative Directors on Sports, Hip-Hop and Faith

Free Richardson, of the Compound, and Phil Cho, of NoLedge Productions, have become innovators in the world of marketing. They also consider themselves family.
Emma Choi Navigated NPR Layoffs, and College

Emma Choi, NPR’s first Gen Z podcast host, went from being an intern to landing her own show in less than a year. Then she got laid off.
Helping People of Color Find Their Footing in the Arts

As cultural institutions work to address their diversity problems, a new recruitment firm has a plan to make those changes last.
No, ‘Wokeness’ Did Not Cause Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse

The New York Times – Business:
Blaming workplace diversity or environmentally and socially conscious investments for the firm’s downfall signals a “complete lack of understanding of how banks work,” one expert said.
Third Black-Owned Company Emerges as Suitor for BET

The New York Times – Business:
Black Entertainment Television made the first Black billionaire in the United States. Will a Black executive buy it back?
Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units

The New York Times – Business:
Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.
BAFTAs Make Changes for Better Representation Among Nominees

The New York Times – Movies:
Three years after an all-white lineup of actors was nominated, this year’s group is more diverse.