“The attack and murder of Asian Americans in the Atlanta area earlier this month was a tragic reminder of how much more work our society needs to do to address violence and racism. Unfortunately, events like this have become far …
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Equity, Opportunity and Hope
March 24, 2021 W.W. Kellogg Foundation New research is now available on the experiences of Black Americans in the U.S. private sector. Produced by McKinsey & Company, in collaboration with Walmart, PolicyLink and WKKF, the report summarizes the concentration of the …
Continue ReadingCelebrating Diverse Voices Town Hall with GS3 Chief Executive Officer Lisa Lunsford: Diversity and Equity Must Be ‘intentional’
The third installment of the Chamber’s Celebrating Diverse Voices Town Hall series delved into the perspective of Lisa Lunsford, chief executive officer and co-founder of the Michigan-based Global Strategic Supply Solutions (GS3). Lunsford, an automotive industry veteran, …
Continue ReadingComcast RISE Investment Fund to Detroit
Comcast has been working proactively to help small businesses throughout the United States that have been hit the hardest by the economic impact of the pandemic. In October of 2020, we created Comcast RISE (Representation, Investment, Strength and Empowerment) in a …
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Bernard Parker III, director of government relations at the Detroit Regional Chamber joined council President Jones along with Dr. Ken Harris, President/ CEO of the National Business League, Inc. and Shannon E. Dulin external affairs manager Comcast for a discussion …
Continue ReadingOP-ED: It’s Critical to Support Small and BIPOC-owned Businesses
By Pamela Dover While the pandemic’s ripple effect has impacted many businesses, a National Bureau of Economic Research from June 2020 revealed Black, Indigenous and People of Color-owned (BIPOC) organizations have taken a bigger hit. Nationally, the number of Black business owners …
Continue ReadingCelebrating Black Leaders: State of Michigan’s Department of Civil Rights
During this session, Executive Director James White and Equity Officer Alfredo Hernandez discuss what employees should do if they encounter discrimination in the workplace and also how employers can …
Continue ReadingDuke University Study: Governor Whitmer’s Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities “Making Lasting Structural Change”
LANSING, Mich. – A recent study by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices found that Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, which is led by Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, has made significant and sustainable progress towards its goal of reducing health-based racial disparities associated with the COVID-19 …
Continue ReadingGov. Whitmer Proclaims Jan. 19 as Day of Racial Healing
Governor Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed January 19, 2021 as the National Day of Racial Healing in Michigan, in conjunction with others throughout the United States.
Continue ReadingMLK Day in Detroit: Get Involved with these Events and Organizations
How are you reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy this MLK Day? Check out eight ways that you can get involved from home below. Legacy & Justice: MLK Community Shabbat & Weekend of Service Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. …
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