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9 Jan

Scholar Sami Schalk Seeks To Merge The Worlds Of

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In her newest book, Black Disability Politics, Dr. Sami Schalk, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies on the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses the parallels between racial activism and advocacy for those with disabilities. Relying heavily on research, the book partners the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women’s Project with interviews of present day Black disabled cultural employees. ESSENCE recently spoke with Schalk about her book, set for release October 31, and the role that systemic oppression plays in disability politics. For individuals who may not have familiarity with Black disability politics, are you able to define what it's? SAMI SCHALK (SS): I define disability politics generally as engagement with disability as a social and political issue...
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31 Dec

Scholar Sami Schalk Seeks To Merge The Worlds Of

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In her newest book, Black Disability Politics, Dr. Sami Schalk, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies on the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses the parallels between racial activism and advocacy for those with disabilities. Relying heavily on research, the book partners the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women’s Project with interviews of present day Black disabled cultural staff. ESSENCE recently spoke with Schalk about her book, set for release October 31, and the role that systemic oppression plays in disability politics. For many who may not have familiarity with Black disability politics, are you able to define what it's? SAMI SCHALK (SS): I define disability politics generally as engagement with disability as a social and political issue...
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10 Oct

William Lauder, Elizabeth Hurley Look Back on 30 Years

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For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. is celebrating 30 years of activism with a pledge toward the longer term. Following three many years of Lauder’s Breast Cancer Campaign — and 29 for the reason that inception of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation — it's pledging $15 million over five years to research the health, comorbidities and the biology of breast cancer in Black women, who see 41 percent higher mortality rates than white women. “Understanding those aspects will help treating these people in the longer term in order that they've survivability rates which might be the identical,” William P. Lauder, executive chairman of the Estée Lauder Cos., told WWD. “From the standpoint of the Estée Lauder Corporations, we...
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29 Aug

An Autumn of Activism Awaits European Luxury, Consumer Giants

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LONDON — “Nothing happens, and nothing happens, after which the whole lot happens,” wrote Fay Weldon. She wasn’t referring to the world of finance, but those words capture the surge in corporate activism that’s set to accentuate this fall at two of Europe’s most high-profile groups. Europe’s luxury and consumer firms don’t are likely to attract much activist attention, but an ideal storm of geopolitical tensions, soaring inflation and provide chain challenges post-pandemic have rattled stock markets, and put downward pressure on shares. After so a few years of consistent growth, the softening markets have forced some big, vocal hedge fund honchos to reevaluate their portfolios, and lobby for change — to boards, management and techniques — geared toward extracting maximum value,...
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