Texas Diversity Magazine to Debut at the Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference in Houston

2008-05-12 13:30:03 -

- for Texas Diversity Council David Miles, 713-515-3479 david.miles@texasdiversitymagzine.org DiversityFIRST(TM) announces the arrival of Texas Diversity, a new publication that focuses on diversity and inclusion in the state of Texas. Published three times a year, the magazine will cover diversity issues and feature regular departments including diversity facts, corporate diversity profiles, calendars, financial literacy, and diversity best practices.

Texas Diversity's content will cater to business professionals, diversity-owned businesses, educators, students, government officials, institutions of higher learning, and non-profit organizations. Approximately 5,000 copies of the magazine are expected to be distributed for the inaugural edition.

"The state of Texas has four major cities that are extremely diverse in race, gender and orientation," said Dennis Kennedy, founder and CEO of the Texas Diversity Council, founder of DiversityFIRST(TM) and publisher of Texas Diversity. "My hope is that this magazine facilitates awareness of the value of diversity and inclusion as a business necessity, and that it serves as a platform for dialogue on inclusion and diversity-related issues that impact our state."

The inaugural issue of Texas Diversity will also include the first annual list of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in Texas. Based on submitted nominations and research conducted by the Texas Diversity staff, this list includes 36 impressive women leaders from corporate entities, higher education institutions and the public sector. In addition to having made major strides throughout their careers and significantly impacting their respective organizations, these women are committed to the well-being of their communities.

"We are proud to feature these outstanding women in the first issue of Texas Diversity," said Kennedy. "The 'glass ceiling' is still prominent in America, but it is important to showcase individuals, like the Most Powerful and Influential Women in Texas, that have broken through these kinds of barriers in their careers."

The first issue of Texas Diversity will be distributed at the fourth annual Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference, to be held May 14-16, 2008 in Houston.

For more information about Texas Diversity or the 2008 Most Powerful and Influential Women list, visit www.texasdiversitymagazine.org.

About the Texas Diversity Council

The Texas Diversity Council (TXDC) is a non-profit organization committed to fostering a learning environment for organizations and companies to grow their knowledge of diversity. The organization provides a platform for organizations to learn from top corporate leaders in the area of diversity and inclusion.

The TXDC, a member of the National Diversity Council, currently serves the greater metropolitan areas of Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. For more information about the organization, visit www.texasdiversitycouncil.org.

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