Hello!

February is Black History month and I'd like to share some great Web sites that I found interesting and educational. The first is History.com. This site provides interactive timelines, videos, maps, icons and facts about Black History. If you have children or if you are in education, you may enjoy TeacherVision. This site has informative slideshows, lesson plans, resources and other printables for someone who is looking for information on Black History month.

I hope you enjoy browsing through these sites as much as I did.

Warmest Regards,
Colette
Diversity Minnesota Editor

Volume: 2 Number: 2
February, 2009

A.H. Wilder Foundation

The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation is a nonprofit health and human services organization that has served the greater Saint Paul, Minnesota, area since 1906. They operate dozens of programs that help children succeed in school, older adults remain independent, troubled youth create healthy futures, and individuals and families maintain long-term housing.

Their mission is to promote the social welfare of persons resident or located in the greater Saint Paul metropolitan area by all appropriate means.

Wilder impacts the lives of more than 20,000 individuals each year.

This Issue:

Diversity Leader - Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Diversity in the Workplace
Sponsor Spotlight - Boston Scientific and COUNTRY Financial
Sponsorships on Diversity Minnesota

Local Events:

Twin Cities Snow Shoe Shuffle - February 7th
February Roundtable Event - February 10th
Diversity Discussion Group - February 13th
Understanding East African Immigrant Culture - February 26th
Diversity Minnesota's Ethnic and Cultural Event Calendar
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Diversity in the Workplace

By: Judith Lindenberger

As you look around your office, is everyone just like you? Probably not. The demographics of the American workforce have changed dramatically over the last 50 years. In the 1950s, more than 60% of the American workforce consisted of white males. They were typically the sole breadwinners in the household, expected to retire by age 65 and spend their retirement years in leisure activities. Today, the American workforce is a better reflection of the population with a significant mix of genders, race, religion, age and other background factors.

Diversity is no longer just a black/white, male/female, old/young issue. It is much more complicated and interesting than that. In The Future of Diversity and the Work Ahead of Us, Harris Sussman says, "Diversity is about our relatedness, our connectedness, our interactions, where the lines cross. Diversity is many things - a bridge between organizational life and the reality of people's lives, building corporate capability, the framework for interrelationships between people, a learning exchange, a strategic lens on the world."

We want to extend a big THANK YOU to our newest sponsors - Boston Scientific and COUNTRY Financial.

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