diversity

For decades, the word “superhero” brought to mind characters like Superman, Spider-Man and Batman. All straight white men. But that’s been changing. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories visited the Black Comic Book Festival in NYC this January to learn why diverse superheroes are so important.

Companies are struggling to recruit diverse volunteers in final U.S. tests of possible COVID-19 vaccines

With the Academy’s recent announcement of new representation and inclusion standards for Best Picture eligibility, Variety film awards editor Clayton Davis is breaking it down, insisting that there are many kinks needed to be worked out, such as educating the public and Academy membership.

When Prince William teacher Rebecca Innocenti looked at the books available in her classroom and school, she noticed a glaring lack of diversity — and decided to do something about it. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.

49ers Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Hannah Gordon discusses her new book and the need for more diversity and inclusion in sports.

The Capitals take on the Islanders Friday night in Game 2 of their playoff series, but it’s what the team is doing off the ice that also deserves attention. News4’s Leon Harris reports on the message coming from the very top of the organization.

News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports on concerns about a lack of diversity in the clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine.

Officials in several states are considering major changes to the way the nation’s top-rated public high schools admit students

TV has been America’s constant companion amid the coronavirus and a whirlwind of racial reckoning.

When toddler friends Finnegan and Maxwell were caught on camera running to hug each other on the street, their parents knew they were seeing a special moment. Their dads Daniel McKenna and Alex Hanson join LX News to discuss why the viral video touched a chord and Stacy Igel, the founder and creative designer of the athleisure clothing brand ‘Boy...

Following pressure to disclose the number of minorities on their staffs, the campaigns for former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump released diversity statistics Saturday that show less than half their senior teams are made up of people of color.

The National Football League will add new resolutions to improve diversity throughout the staff of its 32 teams and expand its Rooney Rule, the league announced Tuesday.

Cory Smith speaks with Andréa Butler, founder of SESI magazine, which celebrates the beauty of black girls and women.

As a teenager, Andréa Butler always wondered why none of the girls on the cover of magazines looked like her. At age 15, she aimed to solve this problem. “If nothing has changed by the time I’m done with school, I’ll start one myself,” she said. And that is exactly what she did in 2012, when she founded SESI,...

The disproportionate representation is somewhat mystifying when you consider Asian Americans have the highest growth rates in population and purchasing power of any U.S. ethnic or racial group, according to a Nielsen study released in May.

Italian fashion house Gucci announced a major push Friday to step up diversity hiring as part of a long-term plan to build cultural awareness at the luxury fashion company following an uproar over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface. Gucci also said it will hire a global director for diversity and inclusion, a newly created role that will be based...

A poll worker was issued a citation for assault by contact Tuesday after an altercation with a voter at a Houston, Texas polling place. Rolanda Anthony said Juanita Barnes, a poll worker, became aggressive when Anthony tried to cast her ballot. “Perhaps if I put on my blackface makeup today you would be able to comprehend what I’m saying,” Barnes...

The University of Maryland’s counseling center started a group called White Awake to give white students a place to discuss race relations.

A number of women and people of color are nominated for the Oscars this year in some of the major categories like best director, best cinematography and best actor. But the diversity in the awards may not reflect the reality of Hollywood.

Six months after announcing intentions to double the number of female and minority members in its ranks by 2020, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 683 new members to join the organization. The academy says its invitees are 46 percent female, 41 percent minority and represent 59 countries. Should all of the invitees accept, the new...