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The Buzz: We Shall Overcome

The Buzz: We Shall Overcome

Posted by | Jan 20, 2022 | , | 0

This past Monday, we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day–a national holiday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King and his tireless fight for civil rights for Black Americans. On MLK day, every year, we are flooded with quotes on social media and in the news. Politicians make statements commemorating Dr. King, while at the same time enacting or opposing legislation that disavows the ideals he lived and died to advance. I want to maintain the same hope that Dr. King had in his speech: “And I tell you why we shall overcome. Because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

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By Whose Standards: A Look Back

By Whose Standards: A Look Back

Posted by | Nov 18, 2021 | , , | 0

Over the last four months, we’ve been asking the question, “By whose standards?” to begin unpacking the fraught relationship between organizational inertia — how things have always been done — and equity-centered momentum — how we imagine things could be. Equity and justice will not come easy, as the systems in place that enforce and uphold fundamentally inequitable, unjust standards are deeply entrenched in our societal norms. Deeply entrenched, though, is not the same as permanent.  

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By Whose Standards: Meeting People Where They Are

By Whose Standards: Meeting People Where They Are

Posted by | Sep 16, 2021 | , , | 1

In my experience, “meeting people where they are” has long referred to and been limited to inquiry into the intellect, the mind. Likewise, “meeting people where they are,” as well-intentioned as it may be, in practice, has more often been applied with a “silent” white. In other words, “meeting [white] people where they are.” It is worth calling attention to the ways in which even our work – diversity, equity, inclusion, justice work – must be held accountable to its deference to the white gaze.

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A Point of View: Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Cultures in a VUCA World

A Point of View: Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Cultures in a VUCA World

Posted by | Sep 16, 2021 | , | 0

Clearly the unrelenting COVID-19 Pandemic and all of the associated repercussions, the racial reckoning, the impact of climate change, and political polarization of epic proportions have left many of us confused, frustrated, and anxious about our future. Work will never be the same as it was before the Pandemic. We have great opportunities even in this VUCA world to develop new inclusive practices that enhance the work experience for all. It will not be easy, requiring intentionality, a willingness to radically change, and new leadership skills.

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Operationalizing Justice: Break the Silence

Operationalizing Justice: Break the Silence

Posted by | Jun 10, 2021 | , , | 0

Have you ever been in a work meeting where someone said something regarding race, sexuality or cultural belonging that was so casually offensive that it shocked you and your colleagues into a wide-eyed silence? Have you taken time to reflect upon what, exactly, is behind this silence? Or to reflect upon what was behind the silence of your colleagues who often come to you with their disapproval of such microaggressions, but only in private, and after the fact?

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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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