There is a misconception that DEIJ is some convoluted concept that was created to be divisive and that ultimately does more harm than good. Acronyms can be easily misunderstood when a lack of understanding causes people to fill in the blanks in ways that distort the original purpose.
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After over 20 years of work in different industries, one commonality has been present. It is the fact that my tears are seen as an inability to do my job, my passion seen as aggression, my questioning seen as insubordination. There is a clear line between the way BIPOC are allowed to express themselves. It is time for a mindset shift. Here are a few things to remember as we do the work to create more inclusive spaces for our BIPOC employees.
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Politicians would lead us to believe that if we stay focused on the future, the past can stay buried. The use of distraction and misdirection misleads us down the path of blind acceptance of the passive eradication of our very existence. The bottom line is that avoidance is not the answer, and if we fail to wake up, we are being sleep-walked to our demise.
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The hard reality of this work is that there are those who don’t know how to use their voice or who don’t yet realize that they have one. For them, we are champions. For them, our voices needed to ring loud. For the girl that hid in the shadows always thinking that something wasn’t quite right for those 30 years, the woman that I have become will always use her voice so that other little girls feel empowered. We as women must use our voices so that little Black and Brown girls will not have to wait 30 years to understand the power behind their words.
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If you are of the mindset that equity means equality, this post is for you. There is a gross misunderstanding regarding the difference between equity and equality. Equity is about meeting individualized needs. What this means is that equity is tailored to the unique needs of the populations we serve. In the field of education, that requires getting to know staff and students in order to understand what their unique needs are.
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