These days, companies often tout appointing the first person from an underrepresented group to their leadership ranks: The first female CEO, the first Black executive, the first Latinx board member,
Tag: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Through a partnership with the nonprofit African Development Center, St. Cloud-based Stearns Bank is earmarking $10 million for making loans to African immigrants. St. Cloud is the county seat of
After abandoning plans to become a history professor, Gina Kastel had no clear career path in the mid-1990s, when she was working as a receptionist in St. Paul for U.S.
The percentage of Minnesota women in corporate leadership remains below the national average, according to the 2022 Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership report released this week. The report called
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, businesses and nonprofits alike made plenty of promises to right historical wrongs. Many
A new diversity, equity, and inclusion playbook released by the Minnesota Chamber Foundation this week offers business leaders across the state a step-by-step approach to cultivating diversity, equity, inclusion, and workplace
Sheena Pruitt felt lumps in her breasts, yet she had to push her primary care physician to order a mammogram – despite her family history of cancer. Pruitt found out
Legislators are working with a $17.6 billion surplus this session, and businesswoman, podcaster, and media personality Sheletta Brundidge is on a mission to make sure Black business owners are not
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, businesses, nonprofits, and government entities alike promised to right historical wrongs by directing millions of dollars to Black-owned companies. Minneapolis-based Target
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision that consideration of race in college admissions is unconstitutional would upend the way colleges in Minnesota and across the country consider applicants. The justices
Months after media personality Sheletta Brundidge called out Target and other large companies for making equity commitments but not investing in local Black media, Target has signed on as an
Sophia Khan's work in diversity, equity, and inclusion didn't start at a corporate office. She traces it back to the playgrounds of her youth. Bullied because of her Muslim and South
When she moved to the Twin Cities decades ago, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya joked that she thought white Minnesotans were obsessed with congregating at a singular cabin in the northern region of
Small businesses have felt the weight of the pandemic and Comcast is looking to help lighten that load through its third round of the Comcast RISE Investment Fund initiative. The
Minneapolis attorney Peter Michaud represents at least two firsts for national law firm Ballard Spahr LLP. When he takes over as the firm’s chair in 2024, he’ll be the first
Minnesota’s largest publicly traded companies are heeding calls for improved gender parity on their boards, though the number of women in executive roles is still falling behind the national average.
If you’ve been at a protest, a public meeting or a community event somewhere in the Twin Cities in the last year, you’ve probably seen them, in their bright yellow
After leading the organizing efforts for the 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four Basketball Tournament in Minneapolis, Kate Mortenson turned her attention to creating a media website. Mortenson chose the name