I want you to know this: you are not a monster, goblin, or ghoul, and DEIJ work is nothing to be fearful of. You may have to regroup, shift gears, take a break, ask for help, or even reevaluate how you are working (or whom you work with and for), but let this be an acknowledgment that you are no ghost. We see you and we will see you thrive way past that final scroll of the credits.
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So, when I am at the pharmacy, at an interview, checking out at the grocery store, at the doctor’s office, or even presenting materials at work, and another Black person asks me “Where you from?” — what is essentially being said is “You’re safe to be myself around,” “I see you,” and “I can take a break from masking/preforming for the comfort of others for a moment,” and I do not take that trust lightly. I do not play about allowing anyone to shame me into voluntarily giving up such a huge piece of my culture.
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This week’s feature follows last week’s conversation with The Winters Group’s newest Learning and Innovation team members, Tami Jackson and Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez. Here, Tami goes deeper into how she disrupts dominant narratives and what helps her with navigating our Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous world.
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What I have been finding out slowly is: being a tall fat Black woman does not mean I cannot enjoy things or experience things or that I am automatically disqualified from things – even if that has been true in the past. And this is very difficult for me. In 2022, I want to redefine what it means to hope. I am learning in my journey that hope is a discipline, requiring me to practice the art of hope.
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When I first moved to Texas — more specifically Austin, Texas — I distinctly remember all of the typical culture shocks: the scorching hot triple-digit weather, breakfast tacos, Topo Chico, Cholula, and the almost complete absence of snow and ice – almost. But what surprised me even more was a shift in communication and socialization style that I didn’t anticipate – the expectation of being “nicer.” Initially, I chalked it up to the change in geographical location. But this was something else. I experienced how being a Black woman in predominately white spaces complicates not-so-subtle differences in expected prosocial norms.
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