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“Do you want to be right or do you want to be effective?” I get that as DEI Practitioners we don’t want to focus on political correctness because we aren’t the bias police… And I think sometimes we don’t speak up enough in our workplaces about privilege. We let phrases like the one above silence […]
Reflections on the Harvard Business Review article entitled “Stop Making the Business Case for Diversity”. This is a tough one for me… I’m still processing this article but here are my first thoughts: 1. The business case for diversity is not for your candidates… How you share this info with them could be harmful and […]
Do your coworkers have you calculating your clap-backs? At the very least, it’s their job to give people resources and help them access information, but a petty coworker doesn’t care. In fact, this person may force you to overthink their inappropriate language and inappropriate behaviors. I used to spend hours ruminating over exclusive encounters, re-reading […]
You don’t need to watch the video… but if you choose to, watch this first…
The Emmett Till Scholar program was launched on January 9th, 2023. The program is designed to teach students how to engage and facilitate dialogues on race while thinking critically about their own racial socialization according to Harro’s Cycle of Socialization and recognizing how others come to understand their own race stories. January 9th – 13th, […]
I organized the 2023 MLK Assembly for Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA). The program opened with a beautiful rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” sung by the IMSA Choir. My close colleague and DEI partner gave a land acknowledgement, which is now becoming a custom that I’ve started for our DEI programs. It’s […]
