“Lyft published its first diversity report today, revealing numbers that were slightly better than its rival Uber and the tech industry as a whole.”
Read: Lyft’s diversity numbers are better than Uber’s, but only slightly
“The U.S. and Europe are in a time of great political change. Policies haven’t changed that much yet, but the set of ideas that drive movements and activism and the public discussion have altered radically in the last few years. In the U.S.”
“Roughly 85% of corporate executives and board members are white men. This number hasn’t budged for decades, which suggests that white men are continuing to select and promote other white men.”
Read: Women and Minorities Are Penalized for Promoting Diversity
“You are standing on a street in Syria when suddenly an explosion is heard, body parts are flying everywhere and you run for cover. You’re in Gaza, experiencing the reality of a Palestinian woman who has lost her sons in an Israel Defense Forces attack.”
Read: Virtual reality: A tool for peace, or for ‘empathy tourism’?
“OK, @Google, you might have missed the point of @HiddenFigures. http://pic.twitter.com/s1DXn53c6G 7:40 PM – 14 Jan 2017 Seriously. What the fuck. @Google @HiddenFigures @Bibliogato @Google @HiddenFigures Noooooope. Nope nope nopenopnope.”
“The last time the Chicago Cubs made the World Series was 1945. Their starting lineup for Game 1 looked like this: Then in 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier, and African-American and Latino players trickled into the league.”
“Next week, 2K Games and Hangar 13 are set to release Mafia III, an open-world action game set in a fictionalized version of 1968 New Orleans called New Bordeaux. It follows Lincoln Clay, a biracial Vietnam veteran who was betrayed by the Italian Mafia, and now seeks revenge.”
Read: How ‘Mafia III’ Intends to Make Players Confront Racism
“Serena Williams, who’s widely considered the greatest woman tennis player ever, has made history again: Monday, she defeated Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova in the fourth round of the US Open, giving her more Grand Slam victories (308) than any other tennis player.”
Read: Serena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacks
“Serena Williams, who’s widely considered the greatest woman tennis player ever, has made history again: Monday, she defeated Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova in the fourth round of the US Open, giving her more Grand Slam victories (308) than any other tennis player.”
Read: Serena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacks
“Serena Williams, who’s widely considered the greatest woman tennis player ever, has made history again: Monday, she defeated Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova in the fourth round of the US Open, giving her more Grand Slam victories (308) than any other tennis player.”
Read: Serena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacks