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Tonit M. Calaway

Ms. Calaway is Vice President, Human Resources for Harley-Davidson, Inc. In this position, she oversees leadership development, benefits and compensation, labor relations, global diversity inclusion and a staff of approximately 200 human resources employees at H-D throughout the world.

Calaway is also President of the Harley-Davidson Foundation. The Harley-Davidson Foundation was established in 1993 to support the communities where the company has facilities, improve the lives of stakeholders and encourage social responsibility. Under Calaway’s leadership, the foundation support organizations such the Disabled American Veterans, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee, YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee.

She serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Meta House, Inc., the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee.
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NFL announces major incentives for team to hire minorities in top posts
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns
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BET Awards '20: Beyoncé Receives Humanitarian Award; Tributes To Kobe Bryant And Little Richard
New York, NY – (June 25, 2020) – Today BET Networks announces new additions to the line-up of the 20th Annual BET Awards, honoring prolific activists in the Black community and recognizing those who unfortunately left us in
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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
New York City Will Be Renaming Parks Across The City For Juneteenth
New York City Parks Will Be Renamed After Black Americans In Honor of via celebrates the day where Union troops liberated enslaved Black people in Texas two and half years after the Emancipation
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Fired! Nurse ‘Karen’ Loses Her Job For ‘Black Privilege’ Video Blaming George Floyd’s Death On Himself
But this time around, Karen — presented in the form of a nurse — seemed to not only be cognizant of her disdain for Black folks, but she also advertised it while recording a selfie video complaining about “Black privilege” (which, of course, doesn’t exist) and suggested George Floyd was to blame
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NFL Announces Major Steps to Incentivize Teams to Hire Minorities for Top Posts
In an expansion of its Rooney Rule, which had previously called on teams to interview minority candidates, the league said teams must also interview at least one minority candidate for coordinator openings and one external candidate for positions in teams’ front
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Atlanta virtual career fair for veterans
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DeSantis now blames user error for Florida unemployment woes –
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Safe & Sound’s Bridget Robinson promoted to senior director of operations and administration
Safe & Sound announces that Program Director Bridget Robinson will be promoted to Senior Director of Operations and
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AKINYEMI: Think of your outfit as a well-oiled team
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ABC News Executive Under Investigation For Racist Remark About Asking Robin Roberts To ‘Pick Cotton’
ABC News placed executive Barbara Fedida on administrative leave Saturday (June 13) while the network investigates allegations that she made racist remarks about Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts and other Black
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Minority Officers Allege Discrimination Over Chauvin Booking | Afro
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Black workers more likely to face retaliation for raising virus concerns –
A survey by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that corporate America has treated Black workers categorically worse than White workers during the
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St. Ann Center helps Milwaukee Mask-Up!
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Nyumba Kumi to police Covid patients
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NFL Announces Major Steps to Incentivize Teams to Hire Minorities for Top Posts | Afro
National Football League teams must now interview at least two minority candidates for head coaching positions under new resolutions that the league hopes will improve diversity among its 32
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Meet Michele Roberts; first woman and person of color to join board of Marijuana firm Cresco Labs
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Cop Blames ‘Mistake’ Death On George Floyd’s ‘Health Conditions’ And ‘Toxics In His Blood,’ Keeps Job
A police department in Louisiana was investigating one of its ranking officer’s social media posts that appeared to be both defending the cop directly involved in the death of an unarmed Black man in Minnesota while also relying on racial tropes to support his
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Mayor names Lafayette Crump to head city development
Commissioner-nominee is a champion of economic growth and inclusion On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett appointed Lafayette Crump as Commissioner of City Development. Commissioner-designate Crump is a Milwaukee native, an attorney, and a widely respected figure in the
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns – Voice and Viewpoint
A survey by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that corporate America has treated Black workers categorically worse than White workers during the
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I was an accidental racist; here's how not to be one
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Conflict of interest in $2 million Petrojam donation to Munro College?
The Integrity Commission is questioning whether there was a conflict of interest in a $2 million donation by the scandal-hit oil refinery, Petrojam, to the St Elizabeth-based Munro College in
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Black workers more likely to face retaliation for raising Coronavirus concerns | The Atlanta Voice
A survey by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that corporate America has treated Black workers categorically worse than White workers during the
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‘HAVE A POSITIVE DAY’ Brenda Waters retires after 35 years at KDKA-TV
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Committee to take up resolution in support of equity amid furloughs, budget restrictions
A Common Council resolution directing the Department of Administration – Budget and Management Division to report how each department’s proposed and future cuts and furloughs will impact the equitable impact on services to all neighborhoods, districts, and communities — and on affected City
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns
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WNBA ANNOUNCES PLAN TO TIP OFF 2020 SEASON
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WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season | Afro
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