Diversity & Inclusion

The House also passed legislation barring state funds from going to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and a bill shielding companies from having to place specific cancer warnings on pesticides.

The order directs all state agencies to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. It also bars state funds from going toward such programs.

The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks setting goals for the representation of people of color and women in its workforce and leadership amounts to illegal discrimination.

Webster University professor JB Kwon will lead a study into the unique experience of Black artists and creative professionals in St. Louis.

Touchy Topics Tuesday creates spaces for “intentional integration” among St. Louisans of varying backgrounds.

Programs are in high demand at the disability-led nonprofit institute, which plans to use the donation to expand.

More than half of Illinois' teachers surveyed said they are ready to embrace social studies standards that include teaching LGBTQ+, Asian American, and pre-enslavement Black history in its public schools.

For Black creatives, getting their “big break” in the television and film industry in St. Louis often means being the only non-white crew member and fighting to get a foot in the door toward a sustainable career.

As critics of KDHX leaders seek a resolution to long-running disputes, listeners miss many once-familiar on-air voices.

The Senate’s proposed budget is $4.2 billion more than what the House passed weeks ago. Like in the House, most of the debate in the Senate was spent over an amendment that would have inserted language against diversity, equity and inclusion.