After racial tension reached a fever pitch in 2020, there’s a renewed focus on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Companies that have previously avoided any discussion of race took a public stance on racism and made commitments to achieving...
As difficult as it may seem, the issue of racism in the workplace can be addressed with the right investment and information. Leaders may not be able to promote racial equity in the entire world, but they can change the...
Black people in America face numerous barriers to success, including racial and gender bias that can put them at a serious disadvantage compared to their white male counterparts. Today, we celebrate the top 10 Black women ancestors in entrepreneurship. 1....
“True accountability is not only apologizing, understanding the impact your actions have caused on yourself and others, making amends or reparations to the harmed parties; but most importantly, true accountability is changing your behavior so that the harm, violence, abuse...
First, I give thanks that CBV offered me this opportunity to grow professionally as I have been clear that I wish to grow in my facilitation skills outside of my role as CBV Director of Business Development. So, I received...
“We cannot disrupt our oppression using the logic that justifies our oppression.” -Audre Lorde Each time a person who wants to engage us says, “Our organization wants to be racial equity centered.” I hear, “So, you want to confront and...
“..institutions commonly and unconsciously assume POC [People of Color] who are invited into the institution should not only be grateful but should also want to be like the white people who invited them.”
"There is a common misconception that equity and equality mean the same thing — and that they can be used interchangeably, especially when talking about education. But the truth is they do not — and cannot."
"Education can’t save us, we have to save education - To love all children, we must struggle to create schools we are taught to believe are impossible: Schools built on justice, love, and anti-racisim."
“Change culture and you change lives. You can also change the course of history...When strategy competes with culture, culture wins every time. This is one of the reasons why the most brilliant anti-white supremacy strategies in the world have failed to dislodge white-body supremacy from our culture...But we can never belong to a strategy. We can never belong to a movement, either, though we can be part of it. We can only belong to a culture.”
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