N.J. Pandemic Relief Fund giving $4.5M in grants to organizations helping minority- and women-owned...
The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund is investing $4.5 million to help women- and minority-owned businesses devastated by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, it announced Wednesday.
The funds are being directed to four...
New Jersey’s most influential DEI leaders 2021: A to E
Hester Agudosi
Chief diversity officer
State of New Jersey
Oversees the state Office of Diversity and Inclusion, which has been established to ensure diversity in appointments, recruitment and the execution of diversity and inclusion strategies targeted toward...
New Jersey’s most influential DEI leaders 2021: F to L
James Felton
Vice president for inclusive excellence
The College of New Jersey
Recognized as a national leader and scholar-practitioner in the field of diversity in higher education, Felton has contributed to the development of several diversity and...
Davis named CEO at National Medical Fellowships
Former RWJBarnabas Health executive Michellene Davis was named the new CEO of National Medical Fellowships, the group announced Thursday.
NMF, one of the country’s first diversity organizations, was founded 75 years ago with a vision...
New Jersey’s most influential DEI leaders 2021: M to Z
Dee Marshall
CEO
Diverse & Engaged
Marshall’s firm has been doing what many companies suddenly realized this summer they should be doing: Creating a workplace that will help companies attract and retain diverse talent, diverse suppliers and...
Jersey City (again) is named most diverse city in U.S.
New Jersey prides itself in having one of the most diverse populations in the country. It also has the most diverse city.
Jersey City was selected as the most ethnically diverse city in the country...
‘Developing while Black’: Newark group attempting to increase opportunities
Anthony Smith, the executive director of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District in Newark, knows a thing or two about the prevalence of Black real estate investments firms.
Simply put, he knows how few there...
ROI-NJ presents New Jersey’s most influential DEI leaders 2021
Study after study has shown effective diversity, equity & inclusion programs help companies in a variety of ways.
They are good for culture and camaraderie — and they are good for attraction and retention of...
Black business leader criticizes Murphy for COVID-19 response to underserved communities
Although the African American community makes up only 12% of New Jersey’s population, we also make up 16% of all deaths from COVID-19 over the last year. Now, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, only 4%...
Newark Penn Station to get $190M facelift
Newark Penn Station is the most important transit hub in the state. It also may be the most outdated. That will soon be changing. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday morning the station is getting...
