Former trustee Miguel Arias is challenging State Center Community College District's commitment to hiring diverse leaders. In a recent tweet, he accused district leaders of screening out qualified minority candidates in the Reedley College presidential search. Both of the finalists, interim president Donna Berry and Jerry Buckley, the vice president...
In Chula Vista, as in Fresno, Ag Land Is Tomorrow's Subdivision
Once, 34 Davidson was a landmark. Now it is a secret. I visited the home recently as part of a quest to understand how California housing and California dreams are aging and changing. I studied six different houses, in different parts of the state, all of which had deep meaning...
Study Finds LGBTQ Characters on Network TV Hit a Record High
LOS ANGELES — A record-high percentage of LGBTQ characters are part of the new TV season's prime-time network series, according to the media advocacy group GLAAD. The annual study by media advocacy group GLAAD out Thursday also found an increase in the characters' ethnic diversity, with slightly more LGBTQ people...
Pressley's Upset Another Win for Fresh Democratic Voices
BOSTON — Ayanna Pressley is all but assured of becoming the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, the latest example of the Democratic Party's embrace of diversity and liberal politics as the recipe for success in the Trump era. The 44-year-old's upset victory against longtime Democratic Rep. Michael...
Primary Night: Dems Go for Diversity, GOP for Trump Choices
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrats embraced diversity Tuesday in a primary night of firsts, while Republicans in Minnesota rejected a familiar face of the GOP old guard in favor of a rising newcomer aligned with President Donald Trump. In Vermont, Democrats rallied behind the nation's first transgender nominee for governor....
Popular Movies Still the Domain of White, Straight, Able-Bodied Men
LOS ANGELES — Despite enthusiastic discourse around diversity in film, a report from the University of Southern California's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released Tuesday says when it comes to the numbers, little has changed. The most popular movies are still largely the domain of white, straight, able-bodied men, both in front...
From Internet Trolls to College Dropouts: Our 6 Favorite Charts of 2017
Editor’s Note: As the year comes to an end, we rounded up some of our favorite graphs and maps from archival articles The Conversation published in 2017. 1. Invisible Inequality America may be getting richer, but who’s reaping the reward? The economic gap in the U.S. has widened over the...
From Internet Trolls to College Dropouts: Our 6 Favorite Charts of 2017
Editor’s Note: As the year comes to an end, we rounded up some of our favorite graphs and maps from archival articles The Conversation published in 2017. 1. Invisible Inequality America may be getting richer, but who’s reaping the reward? The economic gap in the U.S. has widened over the...