Symbols of suppression. White supremacy, racism ngs and other toxic beliefs exist in our ranks impacting how black soldiers advance, their assignments, career fields, and how they are treated and assessed. Africanamericans comprise just a single digit percentage of Fighter Pilots and navigators, only 5 of army green berets, 2 of navy seals, and only 0. 6 of the air forces rescue jumpers are black. Structural racism still exists in our military formations. 43 of Minority Service members report they have seen examples of White Nationalism or racism within the ranks. These issues didnt happen suddenly but festered unchecked by a culture of indifference or intolerance. This culture extends to gender disparities we still see in our armed forces. We have made progress and this year witness historic barrier breaking firsts. Chief Master Sergeant joanne bass was selected as the first woman to serve as the highest ranking noncommissioned officer in a Service Components. Lieutenant junior grade
The speaker pro tempore the speaker pro tempore the yeas are 181, the nays are 241, the motion is not adopted. The question is on passage of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Mr. Speaker. I demand the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any usef csecaptioned covera of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly pribited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 270, the nays are 152. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote
One year on from the murder of George Floyd, how can the advertising industry ensure it is diverse and inclusive?
May 25, 2020 marks a deeply painful day in American history: the murder of George Floyd. It is impossible to reflect upon this day, one year later, without revisiting the trauma that the weaponization of racism caused and continues to cause Black people and people of color every day. The 4A’s chief exec Marla Kaplowitz asks: amid this reckoning that prompts feelings of anger, frustration and exhaustion, we must ask, what has changed?
In an effort to address the need for significant reform in everyday and professional life, I considered the ways this event catalyzed a social justice movement within this industry that impacted the work and teams at every level. For one, it is no longer an unspoken reality that the marketing and advertising ecosystem has a lot of work to do to increase its diversity and culture of equity and inclusion.