Procurement decision makers need to listen more to the challenges and barriers faced by historically marginalized suppliers rather than focusing on teaching them how to fit into their processes. An analysis that asks who is harmed by this policy and who benefits can uncover inequities. Justice-centered procurement policies will benefit all suppliers — not just us small Black-owned businesses.
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Newsflash folks: mermaids are fictional, mythical characters. They can be any color we choose. One writer for CultureXchange asked, “How committed to white supremacy [do] people have to be, to be upset about a fictional character’s skin [color]?” Great question.
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Code-switching is not a matter of assimilation, but survival. One can only truly be liberated when they can be their full self without hesitation or apology. Tabitha Brown is a beautiful example of not compromising who one is, even though it may ultimately cost her her job.
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What saddens me is that this experience will be engrained in these little girls’ memories forever. When asked, what was your first experience with race? Their answer may very well be, “when Rosita would not high-five or hug me at Sesame Place in Philadelphia when I was 6.” Every Black person remembers their first encounter with racism.
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On Friday, June 24, 2022, the United States of America set itself back 50 years. In a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established a federal constitutional right to abortion in 1973. I absolutely respect those who oppose abortion and for religious or other reasons would never have one. What I am against is government regulating what a person can choose to do with their body — a government of majority white cisgender men. So, what’s next?
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