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Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice & Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: An Introduction

It has been interesting to experience the urgency with which organizations are scheduling listening sessions for Black employees to acknowledge their pain, and learning experiences or ‘town halls’ for leaders and “allies” on how to engage in conversations about race. The Winters Group has been bombarded with requests for “sessions” this week. The sense of urgency and palpable anxiety around the need to do something (almost anything) right now is disconcerting. 

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A Point of View: How Many More Have to Die? What Each and Every One of Us Can Do

Once again, we find ourselves asking: How many more Black people must die in vain? When will we come to terms that Black lives do matter? At what point will we take responsibility for the inexcusable racism that still prevails in our society? Having conversations about racism is, indeed, a challenging process. I am offering some steps you can take, followed by action steps to start your journey to better understanding.

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Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: … Means Naming White Supremacy Culture [In Ourselves] Part V

We’ve spent the last two months exploring how to decolonize DEI and, by extension, ourselves. But what if you’re the colonizer? I am exactly who is meant to benefit from the system. And I do, constantly. White people—historically men—make the rules… and we don’t even bother following them. Because that’s not the point of white supremacy. The point is to remind everyone who’s on top. We can’t decolonize ourselves, because we aren’t colonized. But we can fight alongside the patriots. 

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The Buzz: Do No Harm!

One of the promises of the Hippocratic Oath is “First Do no Harm.” By that measure, Dr.  Birx should lose her medical license because she absolutely caused harm when she did nothing to challenge and swiftly correct Donald Trump’s “musing” that Lysol and other disinfectants could be ingested to cure the novel coronavirus. This is no time to shirk your duties. We need strong leadership who will do the right thing.  

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The Buzz: Has Racism Put More Black People at Risk than COVID-19?

We associate status, intelligence, and importance with our job titles. However,  COVID-19 has taught us that, perhaps the jobs we held in high regard aren’t necessarily  “essential,” while those roles we previously may have “looked down” upon are necessities for survival. I have been reflecting on whether our most recent praises of these “essential” roles are misguided and even patronizing. Many of our essential workers are going into work because they actually don’t have much of a choice. 

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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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