Workplace

News and insights on the intersection of race and the workplace.

Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies
A man selling fruits at a food stall.

Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies

Food is a cornerstone of culture, and our ability to access healthy food and decide what we consume is rooted in the same inequities that other industries face.

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1280 853 Nicole Cardoza
Year in Review: Employees Are Redefining Work and Labor
A red "sorry we're closed" sign hangs on a door.

Year in Review: Employees Are Redefining Work and Labor

Discussions about privilege and oppression often leave out the world of work and wealth: who makes it, who keeps it, and who dies from its absence.

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Blackout Black Friday
People with shopping carts and items crowd a Walmart during Black Friday.

Blackout Black Friday

Many workers are now leaving inadequate jobs, driving wages up for everyone. Some are calling to Blackout Black Friday to win more benefits and respect for employees nationwide. 

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Promote pay transparency.

Promote pay transparency.

Pay equity can only happen with pay transparency. Talking about your salary at the office is a powerful way to contribute to change.

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6000 4000 Nicole Cardoza
Learn who profits from the prison industry.

Learn who profits from the prison industry.

The private-prison industry creates profits – at the cost of those incarcerated.

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3000 2003 Michael J Moore
Support nail salon workers.
Nail salon worker painting someone else's nails.

Support nail salon workers.

Columbus Day represents the history of colonization and erasure of Indigenous communities. Learn about the movement to change it.

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5616 3744 Sindhu Nallapareddy
In Defense of Compensating Student-Athletes
College football players in a line on the field during a game.

In Defense of Compensating Student-Athletes

Last week’s Supreme Court’s decision re-ignites conversations about student-athletes and the role of race and equity in collegiate sports.

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2400 1600 Nia Norris
Unpack corporate political contributions.

Unpack corporate political contributions.

The insurrection at the Capitol hasn’t deterred major corporations from contributing to individuals responsible.

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Analyze corporate commitments to racial equity.

Analyze corporate commitments to racial equity.

$50B was pledged by corporations to racial equity initiatives. But where’s the money?

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1200 800 Nicole Cardoza
Go beyond allyship.

Go beyond allyship.

The harm of centering allyship and its prominence in social discourse.

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3947 3947 Andrew Lee
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