In news that should surprise no one, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, becomes the latest company to end its DEI programs. As reported by CNBC (citing the initial report from Axios), Janelle Gale, Meta’s vice president of people, announced in an internal memo that Meta plans to end several internal programs “designed to increase the company’s hiring of diverse candidates,” the latest change ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second presidential term. For those who have been following Meta’s founder Mark Zuckerberg’s actions over the past few months, notably his restored relationship with Trump, this should come as no surprise. Gale’s memo, in part,…
Author: Paige Boyd
The nation’s oldest sorority founded by African American women are making their voices heard in a new way this election season. As first reported by Salon, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has reportedly filed paperwork withthe Federal Elections Commission on Friday to launch a Political Action Committee (PAC). The sorority, which already has a voter mobilization operation, filed to create the AKA 1908 PAC, connected to the organization’s headquarters in Chicago. This news comes as one of the sorority’s most notable members, Vice President Kamala Harris, is currently gaining ground in her campaign for the presidency. She spoke at the sorority’s international conference in Dallas last…