Diversity & Equality

Lowe’s changes follow closely on the heels of announcements by Harley Davidson and Jack Daniel’s, as well as similar changes made by Tractor Supply, John Deere and Best Buy.

The inclusive world of Barbie is expanding yet again — this time, with the first-ever blind Barbie doll and a Black Barbie with Down syndrome.

Tractor Supply says it is ending an array of corporate diversity and climate efforts. It’s a move that comes after the rural retailer was hit by weeks of online conservative backlash.

President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday from the U.S. Capitol on Holocaust Remembrance Day to condemn antisemitism, urging Americans to stand against hate “in all its forms” as attacks on the Jewish community rise across the country. “Jewish Americans… have helped lead the cause of freedom for everyone in our nation,” Biden said. “Scapegoating or demonizing any minority is a threat...

The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history.

Enabled Intelligence announced 100 new jobs specifically for neurodiverse individuals.

The CEO of Enabled Intelligence said the company is looking for skills like attention to detail, pattern recognition and puzzle-solving that many neurodiverse people have. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

With attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives raging, Black women looking to climb the corporate ladder face a more hostile landscape than ever.

The Starbucks at D.C.’s Union Market is the first to showcase the designs to be used in new and renovated stores from here on out.

A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a venture capital firm’s grant program for businesses run by Black women.

The tennis legend defeated Bobby Riggs in 1973 in a fight for equality in women’s sports and to highlight the newly formed WTA.

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic measure to revive the Equal Rights Amendment, dealing yet another blow to supporters who have pushed for more than five decades to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sex.