Deep racial inequities in the U.S. workforce disproportionately harm Black women and other women of color. Nowhere are those gaps more stark than in who gets the jobs with the most pay, perks and power, a new USA TODAY analysis of hundreds of top companies has found. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/05/25/black-women-business-executives-diversity/9828385002/
Category: News
Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Family concerns ‘disregarded’ – report
Family concerns for Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes were too often “disregarded and not taken sufficiently seriously”, says a report on how professionals failed to protect them. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61581822
POW ‘pleading for forgiveness’ from Ukraine widow; Senate OKs $40 billion aid package: Live updates
A Russian POW who could face life in prison after fatally shooting a Ukrainian civilian asked the victim’s wife for forgiveness Thursday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/19/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates/9834071002/
US mourns 1 million COVID-19 deaths, preventable losses among unvaccinated a major regret
As a longtime nurse who tended to cancer patients and has seen people die suddenly of traumatic injuries, Julie Anastas had made her peace with mortality. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2022/05/15/us-reaches-1-million-covid-deaths/7043778001/
Literature and the Arts
If people can create it, you’ll probably find it in this category. Literature and the arts spans everything from writing books, designing buildings, sculpting stone, and painting on a canvas, to designing fashion, writing an article, and acting in a play. https://www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts