Culture & Life
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Seat at the Table: When A Workplace Conference Room Symbolizes Workplace Hierarchy
About the observed workplace and communication dynamics at an American pharmaceutical research company.
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Take the Knowledge Road Less Traveled For Black History Month 24/7/365
Black History Month has become pretty rote, topic-wise. Here’s a list of articles, interviews, books, documentaries, and movies that are off the beaten Black History knowledge path.
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Initial Tips for Taking Care of An Aging or Elderly Parent
Detailed tips and information for those who may find themselves having to take care of an aging or sick parent, relative or friend.
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Fighting Gender Inequality In the Tech Industry, Underwear-Style
Was it a good idea to have women technology CEOs and coders pose in their underwear as a form of empowerment?
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Stereotypes and Learning About Black Women From Watching Television
Overview of stereotypes and imagery that still rear their ugly head in portrayals of Black women on the small screen.
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LOTTERY DREAMS: Sometimes You’re Better Off Not Knowing
Would you want to know that your expired lottery ticket was worth $16 million?
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Dear ‘Old White People’ – No, I don’t “work” here
Black retails shoppers being mistaken for store employees by older white people. Honest mistakes or stereotypical assumptions?
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Missing the Big Picture: What Yahoo’s Work-At-Home Ban Really Means
Yahoo decided to switch from a work flexibility schedule for its employees to one that requires them to work in-person at a Yahoo office.
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Media Coverage of Gun Violence in A Post-Newtown Era
News media coverage of gun violence has been less extensive since the since the 2013 Sandy Hook Elementary (Newtown, CT) school shooting.
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Hollywood’s ‘Asian Stereotypes’ Shuffle And The Overlooked Jason Scott Lee
For a brief moment, there was an Asian-American actor, Jason Scott Lee, who should have become a major star. But Hollywood’s racial blindspot got in the way.
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