Dear NAMIC Diversity Digest Readers,
Happy Caribbean American Heritage Month! Check out these events and books that help celebrate Caribbean Americans.
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NAMIC's EMMA Facebook Live! Hear from this year's judges what it takes to win an EMMA and how the industry landscape has changed.
Empower Leaders, Create Superheroes at this year's
32nd Annual NAMIC Conference October 16-17th at the New York Marriott Marquis. This year's annual NAMIC conference illuminates multiculturalism by inviting professionals to POWER UP their skills, BLAST THROUGH barriers to creativity, and SOAR to new heights of knowledge and courage. Don't miss your chance to EXPERIENCE THE EXTRAORDINARY.
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CHAPTER HAPPENINGS
NAMIC-Mid-Atlantic
held its "From Film to Festivals" event in early June at the NCTA headquarters. Rob Stoddard, SVP, Industry & Association Affairs, NCTA - The Internet & Television Association hosted the event and Michelle Ray, acting executive director, Walter Kaitz Foundation moderated the panel.
Sangeetha Subramanian, client engagement manager, Nonprofit HR and NAMIC-Mid-Atlantic president organized the extremely successful discussion.
NAMIC-Denver held their "Emotional Intelligence for Diversity and Inclusion" event on June 7 featuring speaker Donnylane Ambrosine, professor, Colorado State University and publisher of
CULTURS magazine.
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NAMIC HEROES
Are you a NAMIC Member who was recently promoted? Have you and your team won an award for your efforts in the industry? We want to highlight your achievements.
Click here to let us know how you're becoming a mover and shaker.
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LATEST DIVERSITY NEWS
Refinery29
Black Panther basically won the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards. A queer young Black man, who plays both a rom-com movie dreamboat and a TV superhero, won Best Kiss. Beyoncé proteges Chloe X Halle performed "The Kids Are Alright," promising to "bless you with some culture." Lena Waithe took home the Trailblazer Award. Zazie Beetz simply told everyone how to say her name properly. And, superstar Tiffany Haddish hosted the whole damn thing, because she's ready. These were the Blackest Golden Popcorn Awardsfests in history.
USA Today
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19 that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Across the country, the day is marked with events and parades.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Caribbean Heritage Month commemoration was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2005 to recognize the significance of Caribbean people and their descendants in the history and culture of the United States.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
CNN
While the move was supported by the telecom industry, it has faced fierce resistance from others. State officials, members of Congress, technology companies and various advocacy groups are still pushing to save the rules through legislation and litigation.
The Wall Street Journal
Media company Discovery Inc. plans to wring significant savings from merging its procurement, marketing and finance operations with those of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., according to the company's finance chief.
CNBC
Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson discusses the bidding war between Comcast and Disney to obtain Fox assets.
The New York Times
A federal judge on Tuesday approved the blockbuster merger between AT&T and Time Warner, rebuffing the government's effort to stop the $85.4 billion deal, in a decision that is expected to unleash a wave of corporate takeovers.
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PROGRAMMING
engadget
The two will host the network's first weekly late-night talk show on which they'll chat with guests about pop culture, sports, music, politics and other topics.
The Hollywood Reporter
The restaurateur will host 'Cash Only,' a series that will explore the hot-button issues of immigration and multiculturalism by visiting immigrant kitchens across America and abroad.
PR Newswire
TONE Networks delivers real advice from credentialed experts through short videos, helping busy women grow personally and professionally
Broadway World
Telemundo announced the launch of a new consumer brand campaign during its exclusive Spanish-language broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.
The Hollywood Reporter
The premium cable network has renewed the half-hour drama from creator Tanya Saracho for a second season. A return date and episode count has not yet been determined.
Us Weekly
Get ready for more slime. Marc Summers, who hosted the original Double Dare on Nickelodeon from 1986 to 1993, has joined the revival of the show, this time as a color commentator alongside new host Liza Koshy. However, the reboot was his idea.
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MULTICULTURAL MARKETING
GQ
Now, during Pride month, hundreds of the apparel and grooming businesses are proudly, brazenly, uninhibitedly gay, trans, queer.
TechCrunch
One of Memebox's advantages over other beauty brands is its short development cycle, which product manager Danielle Zhu says is about six months, compared to the 18 months or so that it typically takes to create a new cosmetic or skincare product. Memebox is able to do this because of data about skin types, preferences and trends generated by its 5 million monthly active users.
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