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The Buzz: The Year of Abundance and Appreciation

For the past several years, I have designated a Winters Group theme for the year. The theme for 2022 is abundance and appreciation. We live in a society where most people operate from a scarcity mindset whether they are conscious of it or not. The culture wars that are escalating right now have their roots in hatred and fear, fueled by a scarcity mentality — “If I give you more, then I get less” — rather than a worldview that there is more than enough for us all if we share.

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Gen Z and Y on D&I: Re-imagining a Different Way to Work and Live

It’s been a difficult year and a half for many of us, and we’re all trying our best to simply survive. Some days feel heavier and other days feel lighter, but I hope that both have caused us to pause and reflect on how we can do our part to care for ourselves and for those around us. As I’ve had time (maybe too much time) to reflect on all these things, this is what I’ve come to realize…

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By Whose Standards Are Missing People’s Lives Worthy?

The case of Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, the 22-year-old white women who went missing while on a cross country road trip with her fiancé and was subsequently found dead, has captivated the nation for weeks. Every news outlet has covered this case in some form or another making both Petito and her fiancé a household name. The exhaustive coverage has brought to question, why don’t BIPOC missing persons get the same type of attention? It further begs the question, by whose standards do missing people’s lives matter? By whose standards are missing people’s lives worthy? 

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By Whose Standards: Holding Hollywood to Account for Telling Authentic Stories and Subverting Harmful Stereotypes

We have a long way to go when it comes to equitable representation on our screens — and progress can’t just rest on the shoulders of the few creatives of color in powerhouse positions such as Rhimes, Tyler Perry, Kenya Barris, Mindy Kaling, Lena Waithe, and Michaela Coel, who along with their peers, currently provide the bulk of opportunities for BIPOC talent. Allies also have to step up to do their part and the industry as a whole must organize to ensure accountability.

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The Buzz: 21-Day Challenge for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

From learning about your own identities, to fostering interpersonal inclusion, to interrogating our systems of injustice, there are many powerful ways that we can engage daily in service for justice. We offer you our 21 Day Challenge for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice to take part in to recommit to justice this month. Choose 1 or 2 of the options to engage in each day during this challenge. If you have time, do more. Set aside time to reflect. What did you feel? What did you learn? How has your perspective changed? What does this mean to you? 

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Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change

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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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