Alaska Native/National American Indian Heritage Month
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S. , has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose.
The Bottom Line

In the Diversity & Inclusion industry, we often hear the word ‘imperative’. And when we hear this word, we automatically understand that whatever the ‘imperative’ is, it must certainly come to impact the bottom line. The raison d’être, so to speak. We invited organizations to tell us how they recently responded creatively to a diversity issue or opportunity, impacting the bottom line. Here are some stories worth looking at.

thoughtLeaders

Profiles in Diversity Journal continues to bring you the ideas, opinions and profiles of leaders in the field of Diversity & Inclusion in our ongoing series, thoughtLeaders. We once again invited prominent diversity thought leaders to share the latest regarding the workforce diversity and inclusion topics with which they are most active.

Diversity in the Age of President Obama: Are We
Done Yet?
By Angela Roseboro

Managing Partner

Fusion Group
There are times in your life when you know that you are witnessing history. The evening of November 4, 2008 was one such moment for me—as I sat at home with my family watching Barack Obama be declared the 44th President of the United States . I saw what I never thought would be in my lifetime: an African-American U.S. President. The next day I met with my leadership team to review our diversity strategy progress and plans. Afterwards, one leader pulled me aside and asked, “Now that we have [President Obama], aren’t we done with [diversity] yet?”