Mick Jagger, center, and Keith Richards, right, of the band the Rolling Stones, perform during their Sixty Stones Europe 2022 tour in Madrid, Spain on June 1, 2022. The Rolling Stones will celebrate their 60th anniversary with an upcoming four-part docuseries on EPIX that takes turns focusing on bandโs most iconic members, with in-depth portraits of singer Jagger, guitarists Richards and Ronnie Wood, and the late drummer Charlie Watts. โMy Life as a Rolling Stoneโ will premiere on Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) --
The Rolling Stones will help celebrate their 60th anniversary with an upcoming four-part docuseries on EPIX that takes turns focusing on the band's most iconic members, with in-depth portraits of singer Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, and the late drummer Charlie Watts.
"My Life as a Rolling Stone" will premiere on Aug. 7. It is directed by Oliver Murray and Clare Tavernor.
Producers said in a statement that the series aims to "reveal The Rolling Stones' creativity, their inspirations, and how they individually and collectively have overcome adversity, notoriety and personal demons to write the soundtrack of our times."
The Rolling Stones are on the road with their 2022 European "Sixty" tour, but hit a wobble when Jagger tested positive for COVID-19, cancelling a few dates.
Pepsi soft drinks in plastic bottles are on sale at a grocery store in New York on Weds., Nov. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
PepsiCo confirmed Friday that it's ending some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, even as rival Coca-Cola voiced support for its own inclusion efforts.
In a memo sent to employees, PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta said the company will no longer set goals for minority representation in its managerial roles or supplier base. The company will also align its sponsorships to events and groups that promote business growth, he said.
Laguarta wrote that inclusion remains important to PepsiCo, whose brands include Gatorade, Lay's potato chips, Doritos, Mountain Dew as well as Pepsi. The Purchase, New York-based company's chief diversity officer will transition to a broader role focused on employee engagement, leadership development and ensuring an inclusive culture, he said.
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last month, U.S. government agencies, companies and schools have rushed to reevaluate policies and programs they adopted with the goal of reducing discrimination against members of minority groups, women and LGBTQ+ people.
Trump ended DEI programs within the federal government and has warned schools to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money.
PepsiCo's rollback came as Coca-Cola reaffirmed support for its DEI efforts.
In its annual report, Atlanta-based Coke warned that its business could be negatively affected if it is unable to attract employees that reflect its broad range of customers.
"Failure to maintain a corporate culture that fosters innovation, collaboration and inclusion โฆ could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business and our future success," the company said.
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