Diversity and Inclusion

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• An Insider's View: The Dark Rigidity of Fundamentalist Rural America
  In deep-red white America, the white Christian God is king. By Forsetti's Justice / AlterNet, March 13, 2017 The real problem isn’t East Coast elites who don’t understand or care about rural America. The real problem is that rural Americans don't understand the causes of their own situations and fears and they have shown no interest in finding out. They don’t want to know why they feel the way they do or why they are struggling because they don’t want to admit it is in large part because of the choices they’ve made and the horrible things they’ve allowed themselves to believe. See also the comments.
• Tech Incubators on a Mission of Diversity
  Tatiana Walk-Morris, NY Times, June 8, 2016 Chicago - Many tech start-ups are in the business of making themselves successful. But some entrepreneurs have set up businesses with the express mission of training others to be successful in the tech sector. Several of those start-ups have dedicated themselves to creating programs, incubators or accelerators to train blacks and Hispanics for tech jobs. Their efforts are coming at a time when Silicon Valley has increasingly been scrutinized for its lack of diversity. But instead of leaving it to the tech giants to solve the problem alone, some see their own connections as a way to address the issue. ...