Megan Rose Dickey
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BeGreatTV to offer MasterClass-like courses taught by Black and brown innovators
BeGreatTV, an online education platform featuring Black and brown instructors, recently closed a $450K pre-seed round from Stand Together Ventures Lab, Arlan Hamilton, Tiffany Haddish and others. The
CA Supreme Court denies lawsuit challenging Prop 22’s constitutionality
The California Supreme Court today shot down the lawsuit filed by a group of rideshare drivers in California and the Service Employees International Union that alleged Proposition 22 violates the stat
Google to pay $2.59 million to settle allegations of discrimination
Google has agreed to pay $2.59 million to more than 5,500 current employees and former job applicants as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor over allegations of systemic discriminat
Human Capital: Alpha Global forms to unite Alphabet workers worldwide
You’ve just landed on the web version of my weekly newsletter, Human Capital. It’s where we look at the recent events of the week pertaining to diversity, equity, inclusion and labor in te
Hear from Arlan Hamilton on finding the next big opportunities in tech at TC Sessions: Justice
I’m very excited to announce Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, will be joining us in a fireside chat at TC Sessions: Justice on March 3. Backstage Capital has ra
Battling algorithmic bias at TC Sessions: Justice
At TC Sessions: Justice on March 3, we’re going to dive head-first into data discrimination, algorithmic bias and how to ensure a more just future, as technology companies rely more on automated
Zero, a plastic-free grocery-delivery startup, to launch in LA
Plastic-free grocery-delivery startup Zero is gearing up to launch in Los Angeles on February 10, after solely operating in the San Francisco Bay Area. Zero works directly with suppliers to sell food
Instacart to eliminate about 2,000 jobs and GitHub head of HR resigns
Hey y’all. You’ve just landed on Human Capital, the weekly newsletter that details the latest in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. The week kicked off with GitHub making a public apology
Instacart is eliminating nearly 2,000 jobs
Instacart plans to lay off nearly 2,000 of its workers, including the 10 workers from the Kroger-owned Mariano’s who unionized early last year, Vice reports. These workers are responsible for in
GitHub’s head of HR resigns in light of termination of Jewish employee
A GitHub internal investigation has revealed the company made “significant errors of judgment and procedure” in the firing of the Jewish employee who cautioned his coworkers about the pres
Human Capital: Labor issues at GitHub, Facebook’s new civil rights exec and a legal battle against Prop 22
This week kicked off with a report of a GitHub worker who was fired after cautioning his coworkers in the D.C. area to stay safe from Nazis during the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Facebook
Tracy Chou launches Block Party to combat online harassment and abuse
Block Party, an anti-harassment startup that aims to help folks feel safer on social media founded by Tracy Chou, launched today. Currently only available for Twitter, Block Party helps people filter
Fired GitHub employee who warned co-workers about Nazis is seeking legal counsel
On the day a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, a worried GitHub employee warned his co-workers in the D.C. area to be safe. After making a comment in Slack saying, “stay safe
Netflix releases latest diversity numbers
Netflix has released its first-ever diversity and inclusion report. Though, it’s not the first time Netflix has shared this type of data. Netflix has shared representation numbers since 2013, bu
Glassdoor: Best tech companies to work for in 2021
Glassdoor just released its annual ranking of the best companies to work for in 2021. We broke out the top 10 tech companies from the list of large businesses (1,000+ employees) as well as from the sm
Gig workers, SEIU file lawsuit alleging Prop 22 is unconstitutional
A group of rideshare drivers in California and the Service Employees International Union filed a lawsuit today alleging Proposition 22 violates California’s constitution. The goal of the suit is
Facebook hires a VP of civil rights
Facebook has hired Roy Austin to become its first-ever VP of Civil Rights and Deputy General Counsel to create a new civil rights organization within the company, Facebook announced today. Austin is s
Human Capital: What’s next for Dr. Timnit Gebru
Congrats on surviving this wild first week of 2021. Outside all-things political, a few labor developments happened that are worth noting. Also, shortly before the mob of Trump supporters wreaked havo
NHTSA determines sudden acceleration complaints in Tesla vehicles were due to driver error
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has determined the reports of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) involving four different Tesla models were d
Google, Alphabet employees unionize
A group of more than 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union, The New York Times first reported. With the help of Communication Workers of America Un