Your own White privilege has contributed to your success. While it may be a difficult reality to face, understanding the ways in which your identity as a White person has influenced your own life outcomes and experiences is critical to your own development as well as your capacity to model effective leadership in promoting racial…
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Fear, Normalcy & the Fight for Social Justice
As a queer Black woman, DEI educator, strategist and practitioner, I have always been compelled by social justice imperatives, and I have come to accept the fact that this makes some people fearful of me. Some see me as the literal embodiment of things unknown; someone representing ideas, thoughts and an agenda perceived to be…
Prioritizing Diversity in Organizational Recruitment Processes
The business case for increasing the diversity of employee and leadership cultures within organizations – including the ways in which a diverse workforce enhances workplace environment and leads to increased productivity and problem-solving among employees – has been well-documented. Still, no matter how intentional your organization might be in its desire to diversify its workforce,…
Pursuing Racial Equity – An Essential Component of Any Organization’s DEI Agenda
As many DEI practitioners and advocates know, whether you’re representing a particular organizational interest, institutional mission or community-centered agenda, investing in DEI objectives must include prioritizing racial equity. This starts with acknowledging and becoming educated about the ways in which the status of people of color – including employees as well as external stakeholders with…
Disruptors of 2019: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Practitioners and Advocates
As a DEI practitioner supporting nonprofit and for profit organizations seeking to improve workplace culture as well as enhance business practices, I’m often asked questions such as “What is the most challenging aspect of your work?” and “How do you deal with people who resist transformational change within their organizations?” or “How do you incentive…