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  Morehouse Board of Trustees Appoints New Interim President — Mr. Harold L. Martin Jr. to assume the role as Interim President of Morehouse College

  July 4, 2017 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  The Morehouse College Board of Trustees unanimously voted today to appoint Mr. Harold Martin Jr. as Interim President of Morehouse College. His appointment follows the recent passing of former Interim President William J. “Bill” Taggart, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. Interim President Martin Jr. will take on the day-to-day leadership responsibilities for the College until a new President is identified and hired. “The Morehouse College Search Committee has received many inquiries regarding the permanent President’s position and is working diligently […]

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  The rise of multiracial and multiethnic babies in the U.S.

  July 4, 2017 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  By Gretchen Livingston (Pew Research) One-in-seven U.S. infants (14%) were multiracial or multiethnic in 2015, nearly triple the share in 1980, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data. This increase comes nearly a half century after the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage. Multiracial or multiethnic infants include children less than 1 year old whose parents are each of a different race, those with one Hispanic and one non-Hispanic parent, and those […]

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  Dr. Michael Nana Nyame-Mireku wants Africa to make it enticing for diaspora professionals to return to the continent

  July 4, 2017 / DiverseCity, Front Page

    US-based Clinical Pharmacist Dr. Michael Nana Nyame-Mireku during an interview with TheAfricanDream.net called on Ghana and African governments to make it less rigorous and tedious for pharmacists and other professionals that have practiced in their respective fields for over a decade return to contribute towards the development and modernization of Africa’s economy. Dr. Nyame-Mireku is an Assistant Director of Pharmacy and Director of the Residency Program of the Pharmacy Department at the Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) in Arlington, Virginia, […]

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  2017 ADCOLOR Honorees, Nominees and Futures Announced at ADCOLOR Live!

  July 4, 2017 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  The 11th Annual ADCOLOR Awards Takes Place September 19th, 2017 in Los Angeles ADCOLOR, the premier organization celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, announced their 2017 honorees and nominees today at ADCOLOR Live! The organization also announced the 2017 class of ADCOLOR FUTURES, a program that chooses the best and brightest professionals who are 1-3 years into their career to attend the annual conference and awards show which will take place September 19th, 2017 […]

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  Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Set To Host Its Largest Conclave In Detroit, Michigan

  July 4, 2017 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., (PBS), is set to host its International Conclave on July 18 – 23, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. The conclave, the organization’s official conference for its members worldwide, is projected to be the largest in the organization’s history. Thousands of “Sigmas” from all walks of life and around the world will convene in Metro Detroit to continue the work the organization has began in effectuating changes in the […]

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  ANSYS Appoints Janet Lee as General Counsel

  June 21, 2017 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  Legal veteran brings decades of experience to engineering simulation leader ANSYS  is adding to the ranks of its executive team by bringing on legal veteran Janet Lee as general counsel. Lee will help the engineering simulation leader navigate sophisticated legal topics as it enters the next phase of its growth.Lee brings ANSYS international legal and business expertise from more than two decades of experience working at law firms and high-tech companies around the world. She most recently served as senior legal officer […]

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  Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Announces the Winners of The Formation Scholars Award for the 2017-2018 Academic Year Through Her BeyGOOD Initiative

  June 21, 2017 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  $25,000 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO WOMEN STUDENTS FROM BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, HOWARD UNIVERSITY, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN AT THE NEW SCHOOL AND SPELMAN COLLEGE Beyoncé Knowles-Carter announced the four winners of The Formation Scholars Award for the 2017-2018 academic year.  The establishment of the merit scholarship program was announced on April 24, in celebration of the one-year anniversary of LEMONADE, her critically-acclaimed and globally-lauded visual album, through her BeyGOOD initiative. Current and incoming female undergraduate and graduate students at Berklee College of Music, […]

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  Travelzoo and Tina Brown Respond to News That Women Lose Ground on New Board Seats for First Time in Eight Years

  June 21, 2017 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  In response to the 2017 Board Monitor released yesterday by executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles showing that gender equality has taken a step back in the board rooms of Fortune 500 companies, Tina Brown CBE, creator of the Women in the World Summit, and Travelzoo’s chairman Ralph Bartel expressed their regret and astonishment. Heidrick & Struggles’ report found that last year the number of open board seats awarded to women declined for the first time since 2009. Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) recently announced that is […]

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  In the July issue of SUCCESS, Bishop T.D. Jakes discusses how to live one’s true destiny in life

  June 21, 2017 / DiverseCity, Entertainment News, Front Page

  The Dallas bishop believes the best way to celebrate success is to learn from previous failures and pain Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter’s House Church in Dallas knows about struggle, pain and suffering. As a young child, he watched his father suffer through chronic illness and as a result, led a childhood that was fairly self-sustaining. He learned through this experience and other life experiences that often the people who are the most successful are the ones who have been the […]

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