
Black History Month
Pioneers in STEM
Pioneers in Mental Health
Pioneers in Art & Literature
Media
Pioneers in STEM
The Black Clinical Microbiologists on Whose Shoulders We Stand – By Dr. Karissa Cullbreath, PH.D
Ten Black Scientists that Science Teachers Should Know About – By Rachell Connolly & Brooke Kinney
Pioneers in Mental Health
Black Pioneers in Mental Health – Mental Health America
Celebrating Black Pioneers Who Have Contributed to the Mental Health Field – Diversus Health
Pioneers in Art & Literature
Maya Angelou – Poet, Activist & Storyteller
Amiri Baraka – Writer, Teacher & Activist
Nikki Giovanni – Poet, Black Arts Movement Author
Media
TEDx Black History is American History – Okalani Dawkins
The Black Arts Movement – Poetry Foundation
Books by Black Authors:
- Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith (poetry)
- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (play)
- Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie (novel)
- Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin (novel)
- White Teeth by Zadie Smith (novel)
- Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey (poetry)
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs (memoir)
- Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde (memoir)
- Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo by Ntozake Shange (novel)
Poetry Workshop: Photography, Protest and Perspective
National Museum of African American History & Culture
Online Event
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Did you know...
People with a physical disabiltiy take less time off work. Over a 15 month tiral people with physical disabilties were absent 11.8 days, compared to people without physical diability who were absent 19.2 days (Austrailian Network on Disability, quoting Telstra study, 2010).
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Gender-Diverse Teams are 15% more likely to outperform the average team (October 2022, Diversity in the Workplace Statisticis to Know).
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More than half LGBT employees conceal their sexuality at work (May 2015, The cost of the closet).
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Age bias stars at age 47 (Westpac Women of Influence Report, 2015).
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One in two mothers report discrimination in the workplace during pregnancy, parental leave or on return to work. One in four fathers and partners report discrimination related to parental leave and return to work (Australian Human Rights Commission).
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Diverse teams are 87% better at making decisions (Fall 2022, People Management).
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There is new focus on the multigenerational workforce. There are now five, or more generations in the workforce from the Silent Generation, baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z (Everfi, DEI Trends for 2022).
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More than half of college students say they feel excluded based on an aspect of their identity (April 2022, Hanover Research, Frontier in Higher Education).
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88% of students consider it important for institutions to prioritize the funding for programs and resources that support historically disadvantaged student subgroups (April 2022, Hanover Research, 2022 Higher Education Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Survey).
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Nearly half of first generation college students (neither parent has a bachelor's degree) attend a community college, compared to 25% of students with college-educated parents (February 2018, Department of Education National Center for Education).
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Inclusive cultures produce better business decisions 87% of the time, and they make them twice as quickly (March 2022 KIDADL, 81 Diversity Facts That Will Definitely Surprise You).
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The United State's GDP would increase by $25 billion if just 1% more persons with disabilities were hired. People with disabilities had a 7.3% unemployment rate, which is more than double pre-pandemic rate of 3.5% for the overall population (March 2022, 81 Diversity Facts That Will Definitely Surprise You).
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According to a UCLA Williams Institute poll of 935 LGBT workers, conducted in May 2021, 46% of them had been treated unfairly at work. This includes being passed over for a job, getting fired, and being harrassed. one third of LGBT employees have quit their job due to discrimination (March 2022, KIDADL, 81 Diversity Facts That Will Definitely Surprise you).
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Between 1999 and 2019, the number of women in the US workforce increased by 18.5%, while the number of people of color increased by 26% (March 2022 KIDADL, 81 Diversity Facts That Will Definitely Surprise You).
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Events
Signature Heritage Days
Resources
- MLK Commemoration
- Women’s History Month
- Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Gender: Your Guide: A Gender-Friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to Do in the New Gender Culture – Lee Airton PhD
- Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077 – Craig Davidson
- On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life – Sara Ahmed
- The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies – New Edition – Scott Page
- Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships across Differences – Tiffany Jana
Voices of DEI
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