Diversity

  • Toxic Beauty Standards: One Woman’s Experience with Products, Perspectives

    By Kalah Mingo   This audio story reports on how women of color are exposed to harsher chemicals from beauty products than white women.

  • An Interview on History: Professor Recalls Life of Thomas R. Cobb

    By Maureen Sheeren   Sheeren interviews Peter Hoffer, history professor, on the influential, yet controversial life, of Thomas R. Cobb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=A4UJ7f7llWc

  • Sports Protesting is Not New, So Why the Buzz Now?

    By Rakel Johnson   The world of sports is being rocked by the question of whether or not athletes should keep politics and social issues off of the field. In the midst of the #TakeAKnee protests sparked by football quarterback Colin Kaepernick, some argue that the two simply don’t mix.…

  • A Fruitful Journey: One Student’s Path to Journalism

    https://vimeo.com/243305940 Mauli Desai, the culture editor at The Red & Black newspaper, spent the first nine years of her life wandering the flora of her Papa’s mango farm. Two things came to life there, in the city of Vadodara, India: the story of a young girl and the servant ethos…

  • Feminism In The Workplace

    By Becky Burgess   Anne Lander, technical sales for South America at Pamarco, shares her experiences as a female in a predominantly male workplace. https://vimeo.com/239554194

  • Feminism In The Community: The Women & Girls In Georgia Conference

    By Becky Burgess https://soundcloud.com/user-709466884/bp2-feminism-in-the-community   Every other year, the University of Georgia’s Institute of Women’s Studies holds an event called the Women and Girls in Georgiaconference. The purpose of the event is to bring together women and girls and encourage studies and research surrounding them and their diversity. I met up…

  • Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement to Hold Protest

    The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement is protesting against discriminatory bar practices in downtown Athens. This is after a ordinance was passed by the county commission last year in an effort to stop discrimination. Grady Newsource tried to get in contact with the Athens Clarke Attorney’s Office to ask about the discrimination…

  • Alpha Chi Omega at UGA

    Sorority Affirms Membership for Transgender Students

    Alpha Chi Omega sorority has opened membership to transgender women at the national level. The UGA chapter has been silent on the matter thus far. The national branch of Alpha Chi Omega announced via a video statement released on the sorority’s Facebook page that it will allow “all who identify…

  • Georgia Senate Bill to Protect LGBTQ Community

    ATHENS, Ga.—Some Athens residents are speaking up about a newly introduced state senate bill that – if passed – could have a big impact on the LGBTQ community. Senate Bill 119, also called the ‘Georgia Civil Rights For All’ bill, would create full protections in public accommodations for LGBTQ individuals. The…

  • UGA Participates in X Marks the End of Modern Slavery

    ATHENS, GA. — Red x’s drawn on hands and t-shirts sprinkled the University of Georgia’s campus last Thursday as some students symbolically “x-ed out” modern-day slavery. Over 1,000 University of Georgia students participated in the day’s events. They say they joined the fight against human trafficking on the END IT…

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