When people ask me how to engage white nationalists and other avowed racists, my answer is: I don’t try, because they are not interested in being curious, understanding the limitations of their own lens, or learning the truth about racism.
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Without the stories behind the data, we use our own limited lens to draw conclusions. “We did not hire more BIPOC into leadership because there is a lack of qualified candidates” tells a very different story from “We did not look in the right places” or “we did not acknowledge our own biases and criteria derived from a dominant culture mindset.”
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I still believe that there are more reasonable people who uphold the values of freedom, civility, peace and regard for fellow humans, than there are those who support hate, violence and fascism. I know that you will vote, and I am asking that you do your part to make sure others do too.
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We post something every year on Black women’s Equal Pay Day. We sound like a broken record. Our message is the same.
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August is designated as Black Business Month. It is a time to celebrate, acknowledge, and uplift Black business owners. According to statistics, 10% of all businesses in the U.S. are Black-owned and 30% of all minority businesses are Black-owned. And since the pandemic started there has been a 30% rise in Black business ownership despite only 29% of Black business owners receiving government support during the COVID crisis, versus 60% of white business owners. Black women are the major reason for this surge.
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