SYPartners has developed eight best practices for helping clients — and themselves — become more diverse and inclusive organizations. Here’s how to launch your D&I transformation. Diverse and inclusive companies drive innovative results. Yet the tech industry still struggles with diversity and inclusion, often failing to attract diverse talent due to inclusivity issues in the workplace. For organizations […]

IFEROUANE, Niger (AP) — Tuaregs in northern Niger are hoping to draw tourists back to the region by putting their traditional dances, music poetry and camel races on display. Despite concerns about Islamic extremism throughout the Sahel region in West Africa, organizers recently hosted more than 1,000 visitors to a cultural festical in Iferouane, a […]

The destruction of Syrian heritage by terror group ISIS is being combated with a new weapon: VR. This month non-profit organization The Arc/k Project launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for Perpetuity | Palmyra, a VR app that aims to virtually restore the historic Syrian site of Palmyra, an ancient city that was destroyed by insurgents […]

Tattooed people have long been viewed as strange or societal outliers. The overarching American ideology demotes tattoos to low class symbols, and often keeps high-level, high-paying jobs out of a tattooed person’s reach. There is a persisting notion that tattooed people are less educated, less refined and more aggressive than “regular” people—or even involved in […]

magine if you took a giant bottle of Champagne, shook it up, popped the cork and let the bubbles rush all over your body. Now imagine you’re 60 feet beneath the surface and strapped into scuba gear when it happens. That, in essence, is the riotous joy one experiences when floating above a geothermal spring. […]

The big event for The Greater Easthampton St. Patrick’s Parade Committee is, obviously, the annual St. Patrick’s Parade in Holyoke, but members keep busy with other activities throughout the year. “We are hosting and sponsoring more events in the community,” said William E. Lynch IV, a member of the committee. In September the committee presented […]

The discourse is a relentless cycle. Every conversation that has been had, will be had again. Rinse and repeat. That counts doubly in the music industry today, where artists are picked apart, piece by piece, have their worth evaluated, and are faced with judgment on whether they belong in the spaces they’re occupying. Which brings us […]

FAIRMONT — A Lumberton High School art teacher is using her work to preserve Robeson County’s unique cultural identity for future generations. Jessica Clark, a visual arts teacher, is nationally recognized for her pieces that illustrate the lives of Southeastern American Indians. Clark’s work features elements of American Indian culture from the vibrant colors of […]

Shareholders have two good reasons to pay attention to Ulta Beauty‘s  fourth-quarter earnings report next week. The holiday period makes up a disproportionate amount of the retailer’s annual sales and profits, for one. And second, it’s possible that revenue growth slowed due to weakening demand in the cosmetics industry. The extent of that slowdown will determine […]

Have you ever found yourself lying in bed at night — after cleansing, masking, and moisturizing, of course — wondering what it would be like to sit in the same room as both Calabasas-based American sweetheart Kimberly Noel Kardashian West and the most iconic entertainer of all time, Madonna Louise Ciccone? I have. I’ve dreamt […]