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Managing the Toll of DEI Work: Understanding Your Triggers

Managing the Toll of DEI Work: Understanding Your Triggers

Posted by | Jan 30, 2020 | , , | 0

During my first-ever interview for a D&I facilitation role, my interviewers asked, “What topics do you find triggering?” Having never personally experienced substantial identity-based trauma, my first response was, “I don’t think I have any.” As I considered their question, I was imagining myself breaking down in-session, unable to continue. I didn’t think any topic would bring me to this point, and I assumed that answering the question with “nothing” had to be a good thing… right? 

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Managing the Toll of DEI Work: Reclaiming “Resilience” & Moving from Paradox to Progress

Managing the Toll of DEI Work: Reclaiming “Resilience” & Moving from Paradox to Progress

Posted by | Jan 23, 2020 | , , | 1

Resilience. The wellness buzzword. At first glance, it sounds great—and in theory, it can be. However, the key to why resilience is the current buzzword of the wellness space is also its ultimate downfall: institutions have claimed resilience as an individual behavior modification, something you should be able to learn once given the tools, often ignoring the conditions, policies, practices, and history that affects how we ultimately cope with stresses that are within and beyond our job descriptions.

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Managing the Toll of DEI Work: The [Diversity] Struggle is Real

Managing the Toll of DEI Work: The [Diversity] Struggle is Real

Posted by | Jan 16, 2020 | , , | 0

The [diversity] struggle is real. We recognize this work is personal. Inasmuch as DEI work has evolved into a profession and “booming” industry, it is important to note that this work is rooted in the quest for civil rights and justice. A quest that is deeply personal—grounded in Black and Brown people’s desire and inherent right to be seen and honored as the full human beings that we are. And while, in some ways, this work has evolved in ways that center profits over humanity and justice, for many, it is still deeply personal.

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The Buzz: Making the Case for White DEIJ Leadership 

The Buzz: Making the Case for White DEIJ Leadership 

Posted by | Mar 21, 2024 | , | 0

Recently, the University of Florida announced the elimination of its Chief Diversity Officer and the entire office of program and support staff. The targeting of the likes of Dr. Marsha McGriff (former CDO at UF) is enabled by those who point to successful and educated Black women in positions of power as having “unfairly benefited” from affirmative action. Such erroneous claims would fall flat in the first instance if white folks took initiative in leading DEIJ change in their organizations.

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The Buzz: DEI is Not a Quick Fix — (Re)committing in 2024 

The Buzz: DEI is Not a Quick Fix — (Re)committing in 2024 

Posted by | Jan 11, 2024 | , | 0

Organizations pursuing racial justice must engage in a process wherein they identify the injury (the root causes of injustice), develop and implement a treatment plan (address the root causes while grappling with the discomfort and pain), and then provide the time and resources for healing to happen (respect and honor the needs of those impacted by injustices in your workplace).

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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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