Pop-Quiz: Milestones of the LGBT Community
Composing the Quiz feature for DiversityCentral.com involves two main forms of excitement: the process of researching the topic and the challenge of writing engaging questions. It’s my most favorite feature to write, but June’s topic of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride allowed me to read up on facts that gently beckoned tears to...
Under age 5: where ethnic minority numbers rise in the U.S
There’s a first for everything and this one is sure to have a lasting impact. For the first time in history, the diversity of America’s ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, high birth rates, especially amongst Hispanics, has led to a more rapid...
Researching May Quiz
As usual, this month I spent my time researching and developing the diversity quiz. The topic of this month’s quiz was the buying power of Asian Americans, as it is Asian Pacific Heritage Month in the United States. My main source of information for this quiz was Kang and Lee Advertising, which provides helpful information...
Killing Us Softly 4
This month my article on Jean Kilbourne’s 2010 film Killing Us Softly 4 is going live on www.diversitycentral.com. This film discusses the negative impact of advertising on women as well as men, how ad companies put forth an impossible image for women to aspire to, as well as many other interesting things you never knew...
Holocaust Remembrance Day
This is a day set aside in April to commemorate the Holocaust as it evolved during World War II. Over six million people died in the Holocaust, through starvation, maltreatment, disease, and murder, among other ways. This month I was selected to research a quiz on the Holocaust, and through it learned many interesting things....
Searching for quiz material: Celebrating Black authors
This month I had the opportunity to create the Diversity Quiz, centered around Black Heritage Month. As this heritage month had been explored in previous quizzes, I decided to focus on contemporary African American authors. Having taken multiple history and literature courses which explored prominent books by black authors, I already had a base from...
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New Diversity Tools Available: May the odds be ever in your favor
New versions of two well-known diversity games are now available. Originally released in 1991, the US Diversity Game, which won an award for Best New Training Product from the publication Human Resource Executive, has been updated using new data from the 2010 Census. This game can be customized for your particular company and provides thought...
Diversity Statistics: Black Inventors Past & Present
New patents are submitted every day. In fact, most patent submissions are improvements upon existing inventions. They make our lives easier and more efficient, and yet, how much do we really know about the people who created them? In reverence of Black History Month, these statistics are focused on Black Inventors from both past and...
Diversity Quiz: Coming of Age Day in Japan
Coming of Age Day in Japan Coming of Age is celebrated in various ways around the globe. In Japan, this celebration is called “Seijin-no-Hi”. Try out the quiz below to see just how much you know about the history and traditions of this special day in Japan! Questions: (1) At what age are citizens officially...