Celebrating culture & diversity
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Unieros Podcast Reggae Music in Spain Part 1
In this first episode, Unieros podcast interviewed the largest reggae music promoter in Spain, Julian Mancebo Garcia of Roots and Vibes. The company has been promoting reggae music in Barcelona and cities in Europe for more than two decades. Listen Unieros multicultural podcast as the discussion focuses on the state of reggae music, Jamaican culture,…
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The Chicago African Festival of the Arts Reminds Us We Can Celebrate Ourselves and Each Other
At the 2017 African Festival of the Arts in Chicago , the black diaspora came together to celebrate the music, art, fashion, dance and customs of their heritage. Walking around the festival held each Labor Day Weekend September 1-4, 2017, one could see diversity in the black community through languages, skin tones, art, music and…
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We Celebrate When the Most Liked Tweet Promotes Love Over Hate
With the recent news where white nationalist rallied and killed one person in Charlottesville, Virginia it is hopeful to hear news that the most liked tweet of all time promotes unity, diversity and love over hate. It is more evidence that we as a society want unity. Former President Barack Obama who wrote the much…
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What Happens After a F*%k Up Caused By Racial and Other Insensitivity?
We’ve all read news stories of company advertising gaffes that are insensitive to people’s racial, gender and abilities and culture. In April 2017 alone, several top companies have had to apologize for their racial insensitivity. Pepsi for example had to pull its insensitive ‘black lives matter’ commercial, Nivea did the same for a ‘White Purity’ ad…
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Diversity Doodle Wins Big at Google
If you want to know what Google thinks of diversity, look at the winning drawing of the Doodle 4 Google 2017 competition. The winning drawing by Sarah Harrison, a 10th grader at Bunnell High School in Connecticut, featured on Google’s website March 31, 2017 shows a group of teens wear sweatshirts that identified their diverse…