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Bridgerton, Netflix’s Take on a Period Piece
“Bridgerton,” a dramatic and sexually charged period piece, is the first show of Shonda Rhimes’ highly anticipated slate of content from her $150 million deal with Netflix. The showrunner Chris Van Dusen’s adaptation of Julia Quinn’s “Bridgerton” novels takes classic period piece tropes and turns them on their head. The show maintains the formality of 1800s Regency age England with courtship, elegant, bejeweled costuming, and a heavy emphasis on the value of a young woman’s modesty while contrasting it with sexual tension so thick one could cut it with a knife. The eight-episode series premiered on Netflix on December 25, 2020, and has remained in the Top 10 in the United States, currently at number two.
TRAILBLAZER: CONGRESSMAN RITCHIE TORRES
Ritchie Torres, a 32-year-old politician serving the 15th congressional district in the Bronx, New York. Torres is the first openly gay Afro-Latino man elected to Congress and one of two gay Black men that will serve in the 117th Congress, a distinction he shares with fellow New Yorker Mondaire Jones.
Isn’t it Time to Smash the Myths of Women in Business?
By Andi Simon, Ph.D. How many times have you heard something said about women that was just not “true?” The myths seem to be everywhere, even as women penetrate areas that seemed out of bounds in the past. What do we hear? Women aren’t great leaders. They aren’t decisive or they are too collaborative or […]
Tips For Supporting Ethical Fashion
There is no time like right now to make the switch to ethical fashion, with the report Future of Consumer Demand showing that the vast majority of Americans place a high importance on buying goods that are ethically produced. When it comes to fashion, the exact definition of ‘ethics’ is difficult to provide, since it extends to […]
Miss America DEI
During this time of national protest and unrest, many participants and volunteers within our organization have reached out to MAO to express their thoughts and feelings regarding the ongoing conversation around racial justice and MAO’s role in it. We have heard you and we are committed to further action. As many of you know, a […]
Global Though Leader on Ending Racism
George Floyd’s murder ignited a wave of national and global protests demanding justice and change, including police reform and reparations for Black Americans. Structural Racism is not exclusive to the United States. Racism is clearly a global problem. In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, Michael Baran, the Co-Author of Subtle Acts of Exclusion, says […]
City of Seattle Diversity Trainings
By Eamonn Burke The City of Seattle recently held a training about “Interrupting Internalized Racial Superiority” for their white employees. Traits of internalized racism, according to the diversity trainers that led the session, include individualism, objectivity, and intellectualization. The training included an extensive list of offenses that white people can commit against their co-workers, as […]
Not Me App
Women of color experience harassment at greater rates than other women –studies show that 25% of all black women are harassed. Blacks also reported a 60% higher rate of discrimination compared to whites. Ninety percent of employees who are the victims of harassment never file a formal complaint, now with the #NotMe App, safety is literally in everyone’s hands. #NotMe is a free mobile […]
Jackie Robinson Training Complex
FORMER BROOKLYN/LOS ANGELES DODGERS SPRING TRAINING SITE IN VERO BEACH, FL TO BE RENAMED “JACKIE ROBINSON TRAINING COMPLEX” MLB Will Operate Site As A Year-Round Baseball & Softball Hub Serving Youth from Around the U.S. and World The First Integrated MLB Spring Training Location in the South Will Be Home to Variety of Diversity-Focused Efforts […]
