11.03.2009 11:27 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
My colleague Steve Giegerich wrote a story that ran Sunday about the difficulty companies are having in maintaining a diverse workforce. Minorities — and particular female minorities — are losing their jobs at a faster pace than the workforce in…

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06.15.2009 11:04 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are asking the Sunday morning talk shows to add more minorities to their guest lists.
An article in the congressional newspaper The Hill carries this quote from U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., the chairwoman of the Black…

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01.21.2009 3:49 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The presidency of Barack Obama ushers in a first family unlike any in our nation’s history, writes Jodi Kantor of the New York Times.
Her story carries this headline: THE FIRST FAMILY, UNLIKE ALL ITS PREDECESSORS, IS A PICTURE OF DIVERSITY. It…

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01.15.2009 1:07 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
One of the earliest reactions to this new blog came from within the Post-Dispatch newsroom, with concern and surprise expressed by several staff members that the moderators are all either white or black. The group leading this discussion does not,…

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