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Tag: Diversity

Posted inCollege life in Philly

Temple’s newest class is the most diverse ever, but ‘Philly’s public university’ knows there’s more work to be done

Avatar photo by Julia Merola November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Temple University’s newest class of undergraduates is its most diverse ever, according to the latest information released by the North Philly school, though its demographics still don’t mirror its home […]

Posted inNews

Philly police recruitment triples, adds diversity after $1M marketing campaign focusing on Black and Latino communities

Avatar photo by Nick Jaramillo September 25, 2023September 25, 2023
Posted inLGBTQ

Philadelphia wants to train LGBTQ people to be board members for local organizations

Avatar photo by Josh Kruger February 20, 2023February 23, 2023
Posted inPhilly Food & Drink Scene, Sports Culture

First whiskey from grains exclusively by Black and brown farmers? Malcolm Jenkins and New Liberty are making a bourbon

Avatar photo by Ian Mikrut June 22, 2022January 17, 2023
Posted inPower

Ryan Boyer has plans to diversify Philly’s unions and rehabilitate the labor movement’s image

Avatar photo by Denise Clay-Murray February 6, 2022January 17, 2023
Posted inBusiness, News

How local Black and brown companies can score big contracts with Philly’s biggest institutions

Avatar photo by Jordan Levy February 4, 2022January 17, 2023
Posted inNews

Kenney administration hired no high-level Hispanic staff and fewer Black executives last year, city controller analysis finds

Avatar photo by Beatrice Forman October 25, 2021January 17, 2023
Posted inSports Culture

After recent improvements, diversity on Eagles’ coaching staff takes a dip

Avatar photo by Layla A. Jones February 4, 2021January 17, 2023
Posted inFree Library discrimination concerns, News

Free Library’s first-ever diversity officer is a comic book hotshot

Avatar photo by Layla A. Jones December 9, 2020January 17, 2023
Posted inNews

It took 150 years, but Philly’s fire dept. now has a Black woman battalion chief

Avatar photo by Michaela Winberg September 29, 2020January 17, 2023

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