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To close corporate America’s inequality gap, we need to end discrimination against Black job applicants

By Martine Cadet Two viruses are plaguing our country: COVID-19 and persistent and institutionalized racism. For Black Americans who are hit the hardest by both, they are also dealing with an unemployment rate at a…

Women and people of color in California are getting laid off. Let them back in the door

By Tanishia Williams I’ve spent most of my career being the only black woman in the room. Based on my background, statistics would tell you that the odds of finding myself where I am today…

CalMatters: Let’s make sure that coronavirus doesn’t make hiring inequality even worse

By Jessica Quintana, Special to CalMatters All of us are afraid of what the coronavirus pandemic means for our health and job security. My neighbors have said they’ve either been laid off, or live in…

Latin Times: State Senator Lena Gonzalez Introduces Legislation To Level The Field For Qualified Applicants From All Backgrounds

By: Shirley Gómez California Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) was joined by several community organizations and social justice advocates at Centro CHA in Long Beach as she announced the introduction of Senate Bill (SB) 1241, the Talent Equity for Competitive Hiring Act. Building on the…

The Sacramento Observer: New California Bill Aiming to Eliminate Racial And Other Biases in Hiring

By Tanu Henry Imagine applying for a job online. But instead of a hiring manager or some pre-screening software reviewing your application and pushing it along — or eliminating it — based on personal biases…

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