Starbucks Baristas Stop Writing ‘Race Together’ on Coffee Cups
According to a recently released internal memo, Starbucks baristas will no longer write “Race Together” on customers’ cups starting Sunday.
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Catholic Group Urges Schools to Stop Honoring Corporations Seeking Homosexual ‘Marriage Rights’
In response to an amicus brief submitted by 379 corporations and businesses encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare homosexual “marriage rights,” the Cardinal Newman Society is urging Catholic schools, colleges and universities to refrain from providing honors, speaking platforms, or positions on boards and committees to the leaders and board members of these corporations.
New York Fire Department Gets 1st Female, Gay Chaplain
The Fire Department of New York has sworn in its first female and first openly gay chaplain.
Report: Hollywood’s Top Execs Are 94% White, 100% Male
The second annual Hollywood Diversity Report, commissioned by UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, has been released and reveals that diversity in the entertainment industry is well behind the demographics, according to its author.
Apple Goes Diverse: New Emojis Feature 6 Skin Tones, More Countries
As promised, Apple will soon be giving users the option of diversifying their emojis for both smartphones and computers, which will feature new skin tone options for people, as well as a wider variety of international flags.
Sharpton’s National Action Network to Protest Oscars Sunday Night
The Los Angeles chapter of the Al Sharpton-led National Action Network is set to hold a protest Sunday night outside the 87th annual Academy Awards near Hollywood’s Dolby Theater, over what it claims is a lack of diversity in the film business.
Democratic Congressman Skewers Oscars for Lack of Diversity, CC’s Hollywood’s Most Powerful
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) is upset with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs over the perceived lack of diversity in this year’s Oscar nominees, and he is demanding an in-person meeting over the issue.
Muslim Immigrants Abuse Jews in the Streets of Paris and Copenhagen, Experiment Shows
A few days ago, a correspondent for the Jewish news site NRG donned recognizably Jewish clothing and proceeded to walk around Paris for ten hours. He wanted to see the reaction. What he experienced did not entirely surprise him, but shocked him nonetheless.
Rush: Left Loves Diversity, Just Not In Media
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh criticized President Obama for his comments on the “balkanization” of the media on Monday. “I thought these people all loved diversity. They preach diversity all the time” he declared, pointing to the Grammys touting diversity. Rush
George Lucas: Hollywood ‘All Circus, No Substance’
In a wide-ranging interview with film critic Leonard Maltin at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, directors George Lucas and Robert Redford spoke candidly of their experiences in film, where Lucas came to the conclusion that Hollywood as a “circus.”
Intel’s $300m ‘diversity drive’ is discriminatory and wrongheaded
Computer chip company Intel has been in the news this week after it announced it will be “investing” $300 million to “improve workplace diversity”, having been pressured by activists. The money will go towards hiring and retaining more women, with
