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Record Numbers Of Openly LGBTQ+ Athletes Will Compete At Beijing Winter Olympic 2022

Canada's Olympic athletes talk Black History Month and wanting to 'write history'; Facebook Parent Company Meta Introduces More Inclusive Avatars For Disabled People, Super Bowl LVI
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Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games have started. This time, the highest number of LGBTQ+ competitors have been reported, including the first non-binary athlete. Forbes tells the story.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion news: BIPOC in Canada

Canada’s Olympic athletes talk Black History Month and wanting to ‘write history’

February is time to celebrate Black History Month in Canada. This year, the theme is, “February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day.” See how Jordan Pierre-Gilles, a short-track speed skater joining the Olympic Games for the first time, started his journey while there weren’t many other Black athletes in the sport growing up. CTV News has the coverage.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion news: Disabilities in USA

Facebook Parent Company Meta Introduces More Inclusive Avatars For Disabled People, Super Bowl LVI

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Disability Inclusion is coming into the virtual world. Meta has announced they’ll be offering people more ways to express themselves as their avatars on Facebook and Instagram, starting in the United States, Canada, and Mexico then expanding to more areas. You will see cochlear implants, hearing aids, wheelchairs, choices for different face shapes, skin tones, eyes and noses, hairstyles, and more! Are you ready for metaverse? Forbes has the story.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion news: Indigenous in World

Indigenous delegation now rescheduled to meet with Pope at Vatican in March

Pope Francis has been scheduled to meet with Indigenous delegation at the end of March at the Vatican. This will be a trip seeking a papal apology on residential schools. CBC shares more.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion news: Inclusion Policy in UK

Spotlight on Diversity and Inclusion – February 2022

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