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Unpacking Conversations That Matter: “I wish I could be as tan as you” and more: Deconstructing Appropriation and the Quest for Authenticity

Posted by Thamara Subramanian | Oct 17, 2019 | Features, Recent Posts, Unpacking the Conversations that Matter | 0

When you stand out as being visually “different” in a space, “Where are you from?” “Can I touch your hair?” or (the most interesting,) “I wish I could be as tan as you,” are common questions and comments. Now, disclaimer: I am all for giving genuine compliments; heck, I am more than happy you love my chocolate glow! That being said, there is a fine line between being intentionally curious and celebrating someone’s unique characteristics, and exoticizing these characteristics.

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: The Essential Power of Challenging Dominant Narratives

Posted by Leigh Morrison | Dec 12, 2019 | Features, Recent Posts, Unpacking the Conversations that Matter | 0

“Now what?” “How can I translate my learning into real change?” “What tangible action steps can I take?” Change is most likely to occur when supported by a combined effort of policies/commitment from leaders, and individuals feeling empowered to self-reflect and engage with others interpersonally in ways that push the needle toward greater inclusion. A the heart of these efforts is a key strategy: recognizing and unpacking harmful “dominant narratives.”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: Pulling Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps When You Don’t Have Boots & Redefining “Hard Work”

Posted by Thamara Subramanian | Dec 5, 2019 | Features, Recent Posts, Unpacking the Conversations that Matter | 1

When we focus on the individual in our society’s view on “worked hard,” we are losing a vital but often overlooked part of success: the “Us.” We need to celebrate, recognize, and act upon the fact that an individual’s success is intertwined with the systems we live in — systems that in turn have their own unique conglomeration of power, privileges, opportunities, and adversities. Think about it this way: How can you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, if you never had “boots” to begin with?

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: “It’s just a joke! Why are you so upset?”

Posted by Leigh Morrison | Nov 21, 2019 | Features, Recent Posts, Unpacking the Conversations that Matter | 3

During my first day at an internship I once held, each of us was asked to tell a joke as part of our introduction to the staff and the rest of the intern cohort. This fun activity proceeded as planned… until the last intern told a hurtful, racist “joke” about poverty and food in another culture. It was followed by an awkward silence during which we all winced and looked around, uncertain how to respond. One of the staff eventually said, “Wow. Well. Let’s continue with our agenda.”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: Moving Beyond the Veil of Privilege

Posted by Brittany J. Harris | Nov 14, 2019 | Features, Recent Posts, Unpacking the Conversations that Matter | 0

“It’s so easy to be seduced by one’s own subordinated group identities.” These were words shared with me by a mentor and senior practitioner in this work. He was referring to social group identity and the ways in which our experiences and hyper-awareness around our non-dominant/subordinated group identities could influence our capacity to fully own and understand the power or privilege we have as a result of our dominant group memberships.

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Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: The Essential Power of Challenging Dominant Narratives

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: Pulling Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps When You Don’t Have Boots & Redefining “Hard Work”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: “It’s just a joke! Why are you so upset?”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: Moving Beyond the Veil of Privilege

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