Author: Mary-Frances Winters

The Buzz: The Truth About Critical Race Theory

The Buzz: The Truth About Critical Race Theory

Posted by | Jun 24, 2021 | , | 0

It is appalling to me that Critical Race theory (CRT) is being demonized as some nefarious ideology designed to spread lies about race and racism in America and corrupt the minds of innocent children. I contend that those who are attacking CRT are grossly mischaracterizing what it is in a coordinated attempt to stop the renewed efforts since George Floyd’s murder to address systemic racism in this country. Here are 10 truths about Critical Race Theory that those of us who are anti-racists, allies and power brokers need to share as widely as possible.

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Operationalizing Justice: Are we ready to center justice in DEI work? A Re-Imaginaction Lab Recap

Operationalizing Justice: Are we ready to center justice in DEI work? A Re-Imaginaction Lab Recap

Posted by | May 20, 2021 | , , | 0

As part of our focus on operationalizing justice, The Winters Group hosted our first of four Re-Imaginaction Virtual Learning Labs. With over 100 participants from China, France, Abu Dhabi and all regions of the U.S., we engaged in a conversation about re-imagining and acting with a justice-centered lens. Are we going to do justice work in earnest with fidelity and integrity? Are we going to acknowledge intergenerational harm? Our complicity? Are we going to take collective accountability? Are we going to step up and work through the resistance? It takes courage. It takes real leadership. It requires collective accountability.

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The Buzz: Nothing Will Work Unless Women Do!

The Buzz: Nothing Will Work Unless Women Do!

Posted by | May 13, 2021 | , | 0

There are many unanticipated and unwanted consequences from the pandemic, and women leaving the workforce in unprecedented numbers is one of them. In the last year, four times as many women left the workforce as men and the unemployment rate for women at the end of 2020 was 30 percent. This situation could reverse the gains in workplace gender equity made over the past 50 years. This is a huge issue globally, and I am only touching on implications in the U.S.

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Operationalizing Justice: The Leadership Imperative

Operationalizing Justice: The Leadership Imperative

Posted by | Apr 15, 2021 | , , | 0

Anti-racism is new territory for many leaders. Some may not have fully understood what they were signing up for when they vowed to address anti-Black racism. Now that we are almost a year since George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter protests, leaders are needing to make good on the declarations they made, and they are running into resistance. While pushback was to be expected, I don’t think that leaders gave enough attention to how they were going to address it. The Winters Group has recently introduced 5 leadership commitments that we think are critical to creating anti-racist organizations.

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A Point of View: A Place of Transformation

A Point of View: A Place of Transformation

Posted by | Apr 8, 2021 | , | 0

Do you really know what anti-racism education entails? Anti-racism is not necessarily ‘happy’ work — it is truth work. Yes, there will be backlash. Yes, there will be people saying it’s making them uncomfortable. The education is not about making people feel comfortable. It’s about telling the truth and uncovering inequities so that we can make change. We have to stick with it and be steadfast. Be strong, seek support and keep the movement going.

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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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