Children’s literature festival criticised after requests that comments on diversity be deleted | Books

Children’s literature festival criticised after requests that comments on diversity be deleted | Books

Bath children’s literature festival is facing criticism after its founder emailed authors asking them to delete social media posts about the festival’s lack of diversity in its 2026 programme. Authors said that... Read more »
Well-Read Black Girl Books & More: Diversity Projects in Publishing

Well-Read Black Girl Books & More: Diversity Projects in Publishing

Yrsa Daley-Ward’s The Catch (2025), recently released in paperback, has a bizarre and intriguing premise: twin sisters who were separated at a young age, adopted into different families after their mother’s death,... Read more »
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Mission-Driven & Equity-Centered Approaches to Graduate Admissions

Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Mission-Driven & Equity-Centered Approaches to Graduate Admissions

Date and Time October 23, 202411:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET Overview In June 2023, the United States Supreme Court delivered pivotal rulings on affirmative action, reshaping the terrain for admissions policies and practices in... Read more »
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: 2024 James S. Jackson Memorial Award Ceremony and Lecture

Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: 2024 James S. Jackson Memorial Award Ceremony and Lecture

Date and Time October 18, 202411:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. ET Overview The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is pleased to announce that Anna Lau, Ph.D., has been selected as the 2024 James S.... Read more »
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Mechanisms of Risk and Resilience for Mental Health in Individuals of Mexican Origin

Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Mechanisms of Risk and Resilience for Mental Health in Individuals of Mexican Origin

Date and Time September 23, 20241:30–3:00 p.m. ET Overview Exposure to adversity during childhood and adolescence, including discrimination, socioeconomic disadvantage, and neighborhood risk factors, can increase risk for the development of mental illnesses... Read more »
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Cultural Strengths as Protection: Multimodal Findings Using a Community-Engaged Process

Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Cultural Strengths as Protection: Multimodal Findings Using a Community-Engaged Process

Date and Time September 11, 20241:00–2:30 p.m. ET Overview This webinar will present a conceptual framework for investigating the impact of cultural factors on mental health within American Indian communities. It will also... Read more »
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Understanding Stigma and Discrimination as Drivers of Mental Health Disparities for Diverse, Rural, LGBTQ+ Communities

Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Understanding Stigma and Discrimination as Drivers of Mental Health Disparities for Diverse, Rural, LGBTQ+ Communities

Date and Time August 22, 20241:30–3:00 p.m. ET Additional upcoming webinars Cultural Strengths as Protection: Multimodal Findings Using a Community-Engaged Process: Sept. 11, 2024, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET NIH Women’s Health Roundtable: Maternal Mental... Read more »
Agatha Christie’s family welcome diversity in new BBC adaptation | Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie’s family welcome diversity in new BBC adaptation | Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie would have approved of changing the protagonist’s heritage from white to Nigerian in the BBC’s TV adaptation of Murder Is Easy, her great-grandson has suggested. This year’s BBC Christmas Christie... Read more »
Scholastic Book Fairs’ new diversity opt-in comes under fire

Scholastic Book Fairs’ new diversity opt-in comes under fire

Scholastic Book Fairs’ new diversity opt-in comes under fire Oct 17 2023 Scholastic has responded to accusations of censorship at its book fairs stemming from the creation of a new diverse stories... Read more »
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