It’s no secret that the tech world has a troubling track record with diversity in the workplace, especially with the dearth of Black and Latinx employees in key roles. Author Mateo Askaripour confronts the lack of diversity within the workplace with satire in his debut novel Black Buck. Some critics have been describing Black Buck […] The post A Black Salesman Tries to Bring Down Corporate Racism from the Inside appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2021-01-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#inside appeared
#black salesman
#black buck
#tech world
#key roles
#electric literature
#debut novel
Brand says it ‘missed mark’ after being accused of racism in campaign promoting body lotionDove has apologised after publishing an advert on its Facebook page which showed a black woman turning into a white woman. The brand was accused of racism over the online advertising campaign and it later... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#white woman
One of the problems with Facebook -- and the internet in general -- is that it has been incredibly democratizing in terms of who is able to publish news and other messages online. Democratization of anything is usually perceived as a good thing, but as the genuine problem of "fake news" (i.e.... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publish news
#good thing
#fake news
#bad thing
AMC is planning on running six-second ads in "The Walking Dead" this season, enlisting TV's top scripted show in the effort to fight ratings declines by making ads less of an imposition.The network intends to run one six-second commercial between its repeat of the prior week's episode and the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#tv networks
#walking dead
#digital publishers
From Madagascar, Lebanon, and Indonesia, three of Frankfurter Buchmesse's 2017 Invitation Program publishers talk about their work and challenges. The post Three Profiles: Invitation Program Brings Emerging Publishers to Frankfurt Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#frankfurter buchmesse
Originally founded in Chicago as Third World Press in 1967, the Third World Press Foundation has been challenging the publishing landscape with its African-American literature ever since. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#world press
#publishing landscape
For publishers that are trying to drive revenue through commerce, figuring out where Facebook fits into their strategies has been a challenge. The post ‘Social is a black hole’: Commerce-focused publishers have a Facebook problem appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#commerce-focused publishers
#black hole
#drive revenue
Dungeon Masters can rest a bit easier now that the library of Dungeons and Dragons core rulebooks will soon be available in an easy-to-lug digital edition. Instead of a stack of heavy paper-bound volumes, you'll be able to take your iPad or Android t... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bit easier
Black & White Publishing has bought two more books in the JT Ellington series by crime novelist M P Wright. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#crime novelist
"This acquisition provides a significant opportunity for us to expand both communities." The post Chief Executive Group Acquires Corporate Board Member Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Police are looking for a man who fled in a black SUV after fatally shooting someone late Monday afternoon in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities said. About 5:45 p.m., paramedics responded to Sierra Bonita and Melrose avenues, where they found a man wounded by gunfire, said LAPD... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fairfax neighborhood
Eimear McBride and Laura Cumming have won Britain’s oldest literary award, the James Tait Black prize, worth £10,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#eimear mcbride
Turnover at Amazon's UK Services arm soared past £1bn for the first time in 2016, accounts filed on Companies House have revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#accounts filed
#companies house
SWAT officers Wednesday evening were trying to coax an armed barricaded suspect out of a home in the Fairfax neighborhood, police sad. The hours-long standoff began about 4:30 p.m., when police were called to the 600 block of North Edinburgh Avenue after reports of a man holding family members... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fairfax neighborhood
The L.A. shop made headlines in 2014 when it became the first comic book store in the country to accept transactions paid in bitcoin. Three years later, it's still the only one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Publishers now can apply for $250,000 in grants to promote Canadian literature to Ontario's teachers, librarians, and school boards. The post ‘Bringing More Canadian Books to Classrooms’: Ontario’s New Strategy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#post bringing
Simon & Schuster UK is bringing a children's imprint focused on Muslim characters and stories to the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ss children
#imprint focused
#salaam reads
#muslim characters
Penguin Random House has brought The Snowman brand “back in house” after more than 30 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Assemble the ingredients and assemble the track on their interactive website. Chipotle hasn’t been shy about tapping the creative talents of prominent people in the past. They’ve published short stories by Jonathan Safron Foer and Toni Morrison on their packaging, and talked up their fresh... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#creative talents
#toni morrison
#jeffrey tambor
#tall order
There was no greater story line at the All-Star game than the rush to anoint Aaron Judge as the so-called face of baseball, replacing Mike Trout. Judge is Paul Bunyan in cleats, he hits baseballs to the moon, and he plays for the New York Yankees. Judge also is polite and respectful — just like... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#york yankees