by Ray Hayes New York Fashion Week is a high profile fashion event catering to celebrities from the entertainers, sports athletes and political elites. With so much support for the week, it is well known that, if you want to make a point, NY Fashion Week is the place to do it. Fashion Designer Thakoon … Read more
Criticism is not always a bad thing. When dealing with statistics that many people hold near and dear, it is sometimes ok for differing parties to see the same number and come to different conclusions. I truly believe that this is what happened in conjunction with UCLA’s diversity report of Hollywood for the 2014-15 year. … Read more
Following in the footsteps of it’s parent company Kering, which was awarded ” the Gender Equality European & International Standard label by the Arborus Fund and Bureau Veritas”, Gucci recently joined with Parks to help support diversity. According to the LA Times Parks or Liberi e Uguali (Free and Equal in English) is “an Italian … Read more
by Ray Hayes The Women’s Enterprise USA (WE USA) Magazine aims to recognize the best within the supply chain industry. Every year, the organization’s Top 100 Leaders list is a complete catalog of the best and brightest and one of the many highlights of the industry. The list highlights leaders, “who advocate for progressive supplier diversity … Read more
Supplierty News congratulates Angel Colon on his appointment as senior director of diversity for Kroger. Kroger is America’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets and will see Colon replace former head Reuben Shaffer. According to bizjournal “Colón has held numerous leadership roles in the grocery business over the past 27 years. He has worked in product … Read more
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida released their annual report card for Major League Baseball, with telling results. Despite the sports organizations support of diversity hires, MLB saw a decrease in ethnic makeup versus last year. “The league scored an 82 in racial hiring, down from 90.5 … Read more
by Ray Hayes Office Depot has released their annual diverse supplier catalog. The catalog features a list of products sold by diverse vendors and highlights an assortment of more than 2,000 items. Office Depot holds the title as the first office supply company to release a catalog highlighting diverse suppliers. The first catalog being released … Read more
by Ray Hayes Are you aware that snapchat is only for rich people? Yes, rich people and especially not for poor countries like India and Spain. So if you’re not rich, I can rightfully assert that Snapchat is not for you….. Let me make one thing clear, this is not a statement that I personally … Read more
by Ray Hayes We can all agree that diversity in tech is a big problem. Asian Americans represent about 14 percent of tech employees while Hispanics, women and black Americans represent an even smaller percentage. While many programs have been created to solve the issue, most have resulted in little to no change in increasing techs diversity. Still … Read more
Dan Rooney was a trailblazzer for the National Football League. Taking over the Pittsburgh Steelers from his father, Art Rooney in the 70s, Dan helped build a dynasty that ultimately won 4 Super Bowls in six years. While Dan would set his mark through his achievements in the front office of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the … Read more