Author: Leigh Morrison

A Point of View: It’s (Past) Time to Engage Our Young People in Bold, Inclusive Conversations®

Noticing a pair of noise-reducing earmuffs hanging on her school ID lanyard, I asked her what they were for. “Oh, I use them to protect my ears when there are loud noises,” she said. But it was her next comment that shocked me. “You know, like if kids are being loud in the cafeteria. Or if there’s an active shooter in the building.”  

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Unpacking the Conversations That Matter: “I Treat Everyone The Same.”

“I don’t see color.” “I treat everyone the same.” “All lives matter.” We’ve all heard these phrases; many of us have said one or more of them—probably with good intentions in mind. Today, in the first installment of our Unpacking Conversations that Matter feature series, I’ll be “unpacking” the harmful messages included in these sentiments and offering some suggestions for how to respond if you encounter them. 

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Demystifying Internalized Oppression: How a Women’s College Student (Re)Learns to Love Women

By my junior year in high school, I knew I wanted to attend a women’s college. To anyone who dared question this choice or offer the unsolicited “I could never be only around women—too much drama,” I retorted with an empty phrase I had memorized: “That’s sexist. Women’s colleges are empowering!” And empowered I would become—not without with some bumps along the way.  

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The Buzz: Police Need Education and Resources for Understanding Deaf Communities

The U.S. has recently been reckoning with some essential and long-overdue conversations around policing, bias, use of force, and police relations to communities of color. One related conversation that isn’t on many people’s radar is the subject of police relations to differently-abled communities. One community that often faces cross-cultural challenges, which can quickly escalate to dangerous situations when police are involved, is the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

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Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change

Racial Justice at Work book cover

Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy and Belonging Across Differences

We Can’t Talk About That At Work! (Second Edition)

Cover of the book We Can't Talk about That at Work (Second Edition) by Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N Reese

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