equality
It’s been about 36 years since members of the Black Music Association, Black music professionals, and allies stood outside of the Juno Awards show lobbying for the inclusion of Black music categories. The Black Music Association formed in 1984 and advocated for international recognition for African-Canadian music. Today, the Junos are celebrating Black music to an extent that’s never […]
Draymond Green has some advice for women athletes fighting for equal pay: stop complaining and take action. The three-time All Star made the controversial comments during a recent video interview with Kerith Burke, an NBC Sports Bay Area reporter who pressed Green on his previous tweets regarding the gender wage gap within sports. Green insisted he fully supported […]
People across social media are calling out the NCAA over disparities between the training facilities of women’s basketball players and the ones assigned to the men’s team. The criticism began after photos showing stark differences between the two weight rooms began circulating online. 2020 WNBA No. 1 overall pick and New York Liberty player Sabrina Ionescu shared photos showing […]
To discuss a topic that lines up perfectly and intentionally with the day, Charlamagne tha God was on Finish Line’s Community Voices series to talk with Omarr Henry about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. To start, Charlamagne called King “The greatest political revolutionary to ever walk the face of the Earth.” He immediately followed […]
As the headlines focused on Bella Thorne‘s $2 million OnlyFans record continue to pile up, sex workers are speaking out about how Thorne’s approach has the potential to damage the platform and the industry at large by erasing the years of oft-ignored bravery and resilience endured by those who actually deserve the credit. One source of contention […]
Renée E. Tirado has been named the Global Head of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Gucci. The appointment of Tirado in this position, which will see the implementation of a worldwide brand strategy that aims to ensure each tenet of that title is woven into the fabric of Gucci’s presence, is a key part of […]
Deborah Dugan, the CEO of the nonprofit AIDS organization (RED), will be replacing Neil Portnow as the president and CEO of the Recording Academy, the organization who puts on the annual Grammy Awards, according to Billboard. Dugan will reportedly succeed Portnow in July. Dugan brings decades of leadership experience to the Academy, including an eight-year stint (1990-98) as an […]
LeBron James hasn’t been in Hollywood too long, but he’s already negotiating deals. Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer revealed that James helped her receive fair pay in her upcoming biographical series on Madam C.J. Walker. Spencer told a Sundance crowd that James had to speak out on her behalf to receive equal pay to her male […]
For the third year in a row, women across the U.S. and the world convened to participate in the third annual Women’s March on Saturday. Clad in pink beanies and holding written messages of equality and social justice overhead, thousands of marchers banded together to highlight the social issues impacting our current political landscape. Among the many […]
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