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By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture, Chief Diversity Officer   Violence and the hate crimes against Asian Americans have soared since March 2020 when racist rhetoric was used to blame the spread of COVID on China. On Tuesday night, eight people were fatally shot, including six Asian women, by a white gunman.…
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By Daniela Thermora Career Development Coordinator When I began my agency wide BIPOC – Black, Indigenous, Person of Color – group I received an email asking, “Daniela, just a clarification – is this a Biracial Person of Color, a Bisexual Person of Color, Bipolar Person of Color or Bilateral Person of Color?”  At first, I…
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By Diana Duqette Family Support Specialist Black innovators are responsible for inventions that have changed our daily lives, including the way we eat, prepare and store food. In fact, food is such an important part of our existence that I’m willing to bet that many of you don’t realize that ways that Black inventors have…
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By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture, Chief Diversity Officer We often remember Sojourner Truth for her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, but her legacy includes more than public speaking. After she escaped a plantation with her daughter, Truth successfully won a court case regarding her son being illegally sold into slavery. As…
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Michelle Hillman Marketing & Communication Manager On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the late icon’s daughter, Bernice King, reminded people to honor the contributions her mother made to the Civil Rights Movement. As you honor my father today, please honor my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of…
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Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture As we wait to see the first Black and Asian woman be inaugurated Vice President of the United States today, it can be tough to reconcile it with the images we saw on January 6th. This seeming conflict was not unforeseen by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
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