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Why Black-Owned Banks Are More Important Than Ever

Black-owned banks are federally insured financial institutions that are owned by a majority of Black individuals and serve Black communities.
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11 Examples of Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

Unconscious bias can greatly affect companies and organizations in their hiring practices and hitting goals of productivity...
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The Importance of Representation in Healthcare

Understanding the importance of representation in healthcare begins with taking a look at the educational considerations that people of different racial backgrounds face when entering the field. Educational barriers can often hold back aspiring medical professionals...
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The Great Divide: Understanding Income Inequality

Income inequality creates barriers for people to attain economic prosperity. Over time, economic inequality paralyzes lower-income households and creates further economic disparities...
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Implicit Bias vs. Unconscious Bias: Understanding the Connection

Diverse groups are working together now more than ever in the global economy. As such, some individuals within the groups can experience subtle forms of discrimination that arise from implicit and unconscious bias...
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Exploring Effective Approaches to Bridging the Digital Divide

Digital connectivity has become a vehicle for progress as our professional and personal lives increasingly rely on it...
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Understanding Examples of the Digital Divide

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has transformed the way we live, work and communicate. This digital transformation has connected people globally, but it has also increased digital inequity, leaving some groups out of the new digital economy. If we do not..
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Equality vs. Equity: Unpacking the Dynamics of Both

The terms “equity” and “equality” are often thought to be interchangeable, but their definitions and functions are actually different. Understanding the differences between equity vs. equality can help you know the right verbiage to use in conversations. Below, we differentiate..
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Disconnected: Understanding the Digital Divide and its Impact

Technological advancements in recent decades have reshaped the fabric of our daily lives, changing the way we connect, learn, heal and transact. It has become so ingrained that we have come to expect technology and internet access to be readily..
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Demystified: What Is DE&I in Education?

As student populations continue to become more diverse, it is important to understand DEI in education and how it impacts diversity in schools...