Associations

Black Culinarian Alliance
http://www.blackculinarians.com/
Founded in 1993, The Black Culinarian Alliance (BCA) is a nationwide, non-profit educational and networking organization of hospitality and foodservice professionals.

Diversity in Lodging - American Hotel & Lodging Association
http://www.ahla.com/diversity_overview.asp
A section of the AH&LA website devoted to diversity issues in lodging with information on: women in lodging; best practices; Prism, a quarterly online newslatter devoted to diversity and more.

Hospitality Industry Diversity Institute
http://www.hrm.uh.edu/
"...Focuses on diversity education, training, and issue resolution affecting the hospitality industry and its workforce.."

Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance
http://www.mfha.net./
"The MultiCultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA) is a national think tank which promotes the economic benefits of diversity and inclusion in the foodservice and hospitality industry. The MFHA organizes national conferences and develops products which provide solutions and opportunities for the industries most pressing diversity issues."

National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators, & Developers
http://nabhood.com
Mission is to increase the number of African Americans in developing, managing, operating and owning hotel properties thereby creating jobs and wealth in the African American Community.

National Center for Minorities in Hospitality
http://www.nsmh.org/
NSMH is the premier professional organization for minority hospitality students.

National Multicultural Institute
http://www.nmci.org/
An institute that provides training and education for businesses about diversity management.

National Restaurant Association - Diversity
http://www.restaurant.org/diversity/

National Society of Minorities in Hospitality
http://www.nsmh.org/
Professional association for minority hospitality students.

Women's Foodservice Forum
http://www.womensfoodserviceforum.com/
The WFF was formed in 1989 by a group of women in the foodservice industry who saw a need to make sure women were given the chance and the resources to succeed. All segments of the industry are reflected in the membership, including restaurant operations, manufacturing, distribution, publishing and consulting.

Resources

Hospitality Industry Diversity Institute
http://www.hrm.uh.edu/?PageID=103
Developed through the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restuarant Management, this institute focuses on diversity education, training, and issue resolution affecting the hospitality industry and its workforce.

Cornell's Worplace Diversity Network
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/extension/wdn/
The Network is a joint project of the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), a leading human relations organization founded over 70 years ago to fight bias, bigotry and racism, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, known for its expertise in human resources, employment and labor relations and negotiation.

Diversity Central
http://www.diversityhotwire.com/
Resource for diversity articles that deal with business practitioners, employment law, and education.

Diversity Database - University of Maryland
http://www.umd.edu/diversity/
A comprehensive index of multicultural and diversity resources.

Other

NAACP Lodging Industry Report Card
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2004_3rd/Jul04_NAACP.html
The NAACP Economic Reciprocity Initiative (ERI) was launched in 1996 as a sustained consumer movement measuring corporate America's commitment to the African American citizenry and other people of color. ERI targeted companies are surveyed for their activity in employment, equity ownership and franchise opportunities, advertising and marketing, philanthropy and vendor relationships. Each year they provide the Lodging Industry with its report card.

Recruitment, Retention, Reward: Employing a Diverse Workforce
http://www.hrm.uh.edu/cnhc/ShowContent.asp?c=5522
By Faye Hall Jackson, Ph.D., CHE, and Agnes L. DeFranco, Ed.D., CHE, CHAE, Hospitality Industry Diversity Institute, Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston.

Hilton Hotels Diversity Programs
https://cvmas02.cvmsolutions.com/hilton/
A web page about Hilton Hotels Corporations supplier diversity programs.

TGI Friday's Diversity Program
http://www.tgifridays.com/news/diversity.htm
Information about TGI Friday's commitment to diversity.

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