Author: techdivmag

A lot has been said, and been done, by corporations in North Carolina to combat the disease of discrimination against the state’s LGBT citizens by the state itself. Many, however, are waiting for a similar reaction from the nation’s largest companies in protest of the terrible violence being inflicted on African-American men and women across the country. Corporate Activism Click Nike CEO and Chairman Mike Parker sent a letter to his employees reflecting on his thoughts of the past few weeks and calling for a better dialogue. Like many of you, I’m struggling to make sense of the incomprehensible....

Entrepreneurship inherently depends on the fostering of a new ideas, perspectives, and experiences, a process greatly helped by changing the faces in the room to reflect our global society. At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Palo Alto, California, President Barack Obama spoke to that ideal to a packed crowd of tech executives and young entrepreneurs, both.   “It turns out that starting your own business is not that easy. That it can be especially difficult for women and young people and minorities. You deserve the same chance to succeed as everybody else.” Barack Obama POTUS The President also congratulated...

Supporters of affirmative action won a decisive victory today as the United States Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the University of Texas’ admission programs, which takes into account racial & socioeconomic backgrounds. It was a 4-3 decision, with Elena Kagan recusing herself from the case because of her previous work arguing against the suit as United States solicitor general and Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden passing a few months prior. Otherwise, in the case of Fisher v The University of Texas the Supreme Court was split along its usual divide – with Anthony Kennedy casting the swing vote.  ...