Tag: culture

The Starbucks coffee chain is closing 8,000 of its cafes across the U.S. on Tuesday afternoon for 'racial-bias education' for the staff following outcry after two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks were arrested in April. The Rev. Al Sharpton…

Liz Bowyer, global co-head of brand and content strategy at Goldman Sachs and head of “Talks at GS,” said the bank is keen to hear from people about topics that go beyond business and include gender, race and climate change. Controversial topics, however, are not entirely on the outs. Diversity of speakers has also become a major factor. “The corporate marketplace is steering away from controversy,” Jacobs said. Former presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, spoke to graduates at Yale University earlier this week, and former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave a commencement address at the Virginia Military Institute this month. “As of late, some of the colleges may be a little too politically correct,” Epstein said. “Colleges are in the business of raising funds.” Some former White House officials from both the Trump and Obama administrations are having a harder time getting bookings, according to one person who is familiar with the speaker booking world. That’s some [people] not all,” said a talent agency executive who asked not want to be named since they continue to represent speakers. The people who book speakers are looking for hope, said Lindsay Samakow, an agent in the lectures division at talent agency ICM Partners, which counts TV producer Shonda Rhimes and transgender actress Laverne Cox among its clients. “People are indeed booking political talks,” Samakow said.

Candace Owens to celebrities: We don't care what you think. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has…

CNN's Brian Stelter says that the recent attacks by Fox News that are echoed by the Trump administration are a prime example of the Trump-Fox News feedback loop.