GD eNews | Vol. 3, No. 6 | March 31, 2004

Supplier Diversity
Marriott's commitment to global diversity
Think Big About Small Business
As a leader in the hospitality industry, Marriott's commitment to global diversity encompasses every business unit worldwide. We were the first worldwide hospitality company to have established a formal supplier diversity program. [DETAILS]

State of Black America
The National Urban League’s 2004 edition of The State of Black America: The Complexity of Black Progress will explore and examine the progress of black America since the civil rights era and challenges and disparities that still exist through new research and thought provoking essays. Noting the importance of 2004 as a pinnacle year in the civil rights movement with the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education and the 40th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, this edition employs three methods to measure the progress, status and opinions of African Americans today: [DETAILS]

Adapting to a New World:
A Global Generation Gap
Generational differences fuel much of current social and political tension in Western Europe and the United States over globalization, nationalism and immigration, according to an in-depth analysis of results from the Pew Global Attitudes surveys. Older Americans and Western Europeans are more likely than their grandchildren to have reservations about growing global interconnectedness, to worry that their way of life is threatened, to feel that their culture is superior to others and to support restrictions on immigration. [FULL_TEXT]

Businesswomen Want to be Leaders, But
Having Influence, Making a Difference Trump
Being the Boss
BOSTON, MA (AScribe Newswire) — Shattering the myth that most businesswomen shun top-level leadership positions at work, a newly released survey finds that the majority of businesswomen want to be influential leaders in their workplace. Nearly half of them aspire to the highest level of leadership in their organization. [FULL_TEXT]

Diversity Initiatives: Are They Enough?
By Lisa Tsering, India West
A blue-ribbon council of 25 American hotel executives, recently convened by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, has pledged to develop initiatives to promote and recruit a racially diverse workforce. [FULL_TEXT]

EXTRAORDINARY TIMES, EXTRAORDINARY STORIES
AARP and LCCR Honor Civil Rights Era Journalists
WASHINGTON DC — Stories of civil rights marches and lunch counter sit-ins landed on our doorsteps in the morning newspaper. Images of migrant workers striking for living wages lit up our televisions. But who brought us the sights and sounds of the struggle for equality in America? [FULL_TEXT]

THE UNDERSTANDING
CREDIT SERIES
The Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. § 1681
The Act is a piece of legislation that governs what credit agencies can and can’t access. The Act provides that a credit report must bear on a consumer’s credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics or mode of living. It is the purpose of The Act to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy and proper utilization of such information in accordance with the requirements of The Act.

Our Sponsors: We feature companies who have demonstrated a commitment to greater diversity in their communities and employment practices. The below companies, by listing their jobs with GD, are expanding the equal opportunity umbrella for minorities and women. Discover the power of greater diversity, contact us about adding your company to Diversity Profiles! [LEARN_MORE]

NBFEA.com Endorser Comments
Renounce and Denounce the N-word Resolution
Please help all of us stop the use of this word in public schools.
(online at http://www.NBFEA.com)