How a man’s first-ever tweet, about Obama’s respect, proved more popular than Trump’s bluster; Washington Post, January 14, 2018

Avi Selk, Washington Post; How a man’s first-ever tweet, about Obama’s respect, proved more popular than Trump’s bluster

"“My Korean-born-and-raised parents both came to America as young adults, knowing a bare minimum of English, having a handful of family to rely on, and coping with a true culture shock,” Lee once wrote. One generation later, their son had a bachelor's degree in political science and was working for the president.

And even if not many outside the White House knew who Lee was when he left the staff in 2011, Obama did."

Professor's Response to Twitter Slur Goes Viral; Inside Higher Ed, 8/30/16

Inside Higher Ed; Professor's Response to Twitter Slur Goes Viral:

[Kip Currier: Reading this story about Prof. Eric Mendenhall conjured up for me the memorable "When they go low, we go high" maxim from First Lady Michelle Obama's 2016 DNC speech.]

"The fall semester has just started but Eric Mendenhall, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, already has schooled the Twitterverse on how to shut down slurs. Mendenhall said a student who had just followed him on Twitter posted that "My genetics teachers is a faggot." Believing the comment to be about him, the professor had this to say..."

Turns Out, Fighting Fat Shaming And Racist Trolls Is Also A Ghostbuster's Job; NPR, 7/22/16

Tanya Ballard Brown, NPR; Turns Out, Fighting Fat Shaming And Racist Trolls Is Also A Ghostbuster's Job:

"I don't know what makes trolls attack so viciously on social media. Is it that they don't like it that some women — in this case a 6-ft.-tall, larger than size zero dark-skinned black woman — are confident and comfortable with themselves?

Who knows, but now that Leslie has returned and is once again engaging on social media with her fans, maybe she can reach out to help some of the women who aren't comedians or actors in summer blockbuster movies navigate troll attacks."

Pinterest Is Not Messing Around On Diversity; Huffington Post, 1/7/16

Emily Peck, Huffington Post; Pinterest Is Not Messing Around On Diversity:

"Pinterest this week announced its first head of diversity, as pressure builds on tech companies to hire outside their white/male comfort zone.

Candice Morgan, a black woman who's spent a decade working with various businesses at the nonprofit women's business group Catalyst, will help lead the company's fairly ambitious efforts to hire more women and people of color.

Pinterest's announcement comes less than two weeks after Twitter was called out for announcing that it had hired a white guy to head up its diversity efforts."

Twitter faces backlash over its new diversity lead; Washington Post, 12/30/15

Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post; Twitter faces backlash over its new diversity lead:

"To address some of those issues, Twitter announced that it has hired a new vice president for diversity and inclusion, Jeffery Siminoff. The fifty-year-old replaces Janet Van Huysse, and comes from a similar role at Apple. He is known for his extensive work with Out Leadership -- a group dedicated to demonstrating how equality in general makes for good business, with a particular focus on LGBT executives. He was also named in a TechCrunch piece identifying "10 Men Making Waves for Women in Tech."

But he's also a white man — something that hasn't been lost on those who've repeatedly criticized the tech industry at large for its lack of diversity. Many argue that Twitter's largely white and male workforce keep it from seeing community issues with its product...

But others welcomed the appointment.

“Members of underrepresented groups in tech are tired of being the only advocates of cultural change in the field,” said Lucy Sanders, co-founder of the National Center for Women in Information Technology. “We encourage those who think otherwise to become more informed and consider the complexities.” She added that the industry needs more white men in diversity and inclusion roles advocating for more underrepresented groups.

Diversity and inclusion, of course, can mean many things to many people."