Day: March 19, 2022

Women make up 24% of Colorado company boards, up from 7% a decade ago

Women make up 24% of Colorado company boards, up from 7% a decade ago

Andy Cross, The Denver Post Lisa Zúñiga Ramirez at her home March 16, 2022. By Judith Kohler | jkohler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post March 19, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. Lisa Zúñiga Ramirez is part of a trend that proponents of seeing more women in the boardrooms of Colorado companies are celebrating. In 2021, Ramirez, who …

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Wisconsin’s 39 Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2022

Wisconsin’s 39 Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2022

Every year since our founding six years ago, we have recognized Wisconsin’s most influential Black and Latino leaders. In 2020, we extended that recognition to our Native American and Asian American brothers and sisters. These lists have become the most anticipated thing we do. Every year, I’ve intended these lists to highlight the beauty of …

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Conservative Discontent: How White fears led to philanthropy that discouraged discussions of race

Conservative Discontent: How White fears led to philanthropy that discouraged discussions of race

While pundits and scholars continue to debate the extent to which Donald Trump’s time in office has eroded American democracy, what is clear is that the former president’s political rhetoric breached the boundaries of acceptable racial discourse in the United States. Trump assailed Mexicans as criminals, called for a ban on Muslims, said African nations …

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Berkeley may explore making reparations to Black residents

Berkeley may explore making reparations to Black residents

Reparations Now! mural painted in 2020 on Ellis Street in South Berkeley. Credit: Todd Matthews Berkeley may take a first step Tuesday toward acknowledging the harm slavery and systemic racism has done to Blacks by hiring a consultant to develop a reparations process for the city. If the city council votes to allocate $350,000 in …

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