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I'm a gay HR executive. Here's why I'm OK with conservative activist Robby Starbuck speaking at an HR conference.

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
Man wearing a suit and smiling
Dave Greenwood has worked in human resources for about 17 years.

Francisco Vieira

Leaked Disney email about a new employee event series shows the company's reworked approach to DEI

Tech Insider : Business
Mickey Mouse
Disney revamped its DEI messaging earlier this year and is launching "Global Belonging Week."

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Group Black cofounder calls for board's removal, citing 'serious concerns' about its conduct

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: Richelieu Dennis attends Beautycon L.A. 2024: The Future Of Beauty Belongs To Everyone - Day 2 at HD Buttercup on November 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for Beautycon)
Richelieu Dennis was one of three cofounders of Group Black.

Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for Beautycon

I called myself 'James' on my résumé and finally got a job. Here's why I've started using my birth name again at work.

Tech Insider : Business
Mwangi Wanjau standing in front of a mountain in Alberta, Canada.
Mwangi Wanjau changed the name on his résumé to James M. Wanjau to land jobs.

Courtesy of Mwangi Wanjau

Is Paramount's Bari Weiss deal a Trump deal? We can't tell. And that's the problem.

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
David Ellison; Bari Weiss
David Ellison's Paramount has bought Bari Weiss' Free Press — and appointed her editor in chief of CBS News. Now what?

Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP; Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press

Lawsuit against a top ad agency says it made big DEI claims but discriminated against Black execs

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
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A top Madison Avenue firm has been hit with a discrimination lawsuit.

Shoshy Ciment/Business Insider

Group Black is pivoting to target a wider audience after its plans to help Black-owned media fell short

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Sports
Bonin Bough, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Group Black, attends the last day of the Web Summit in Doha, Qatar, on February 26, 2025. The largest technology conference in the Middle East this year has 25,747 attendees from 124 countries, 1,520 startups, 723 investors, and 168 partners, with AI emerging as the most represented industry.

Jimmy Pitaro breaks down ESPN's streaming gamble — and why it took so long

Tech Insider : Sports, Business, Technology
ESPN head Jimmy Pitaro speaks onstage at a company event, 2018
ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro wants you to start streaming his service - unless you already have a cable TV subscription.

Meg Oliphant/Getty Images

How Target lost its sparkle

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Style
rachelle biennestin and kandace montgomery holding Target goods
Rachelle Biennestin (left) and Kandace Montgomery (right) used to be avid Target shoppers.

Courtesy of Rachelle Biennestin and Kandace Montgomery

A list of companies that have backed down on DEI, including Walmart, Ford, and Harley-Davidson

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Politics
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Walmart is among the latest companies reversing course on its DEI programs amid backlash from conservative activist Robby Starbuck.

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