Ariana Debose is showing the world just what a young Black Queer woman is capable of with her historic Oscar nomination and win. The second woman to win an Oscar for the same role, Debose took home the award for best supporting actress for her role as Anita in Stephen Spielberg’s “West Side Story” Sunday, […]
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In the United States, where more than forty million Black people are represented by the measly eleven percent of Congress and three percent of the Senate that’s Black, representation matters. At a glance, it might seem acceptable for just eleven percent of Congress to represent just thirteen percent of Americans. A closer look leads one
His criticism of diversity trainings is uniform to his criticism of critical race theory and the Black Lives Matter movement, both of which he also finds divisive and destructive. In his view, several of the most prominent efforts that claim to address and combat social injustice actually only seek to spread divisive, ahistorical, anti-American, and
At the intersection of Black History Month and Women’s History Month, this post will discuss and celebrate the representation of women leadership in Learning and Development, setting an example of how leadership can and should reflect diverse population. March is dedicated to highlighting and reflecting on the often-overlooked contributions and milestones of women to United
The United States of America is on the precipice of seeing another first in the anticipated retirement announcement of Washington, D.C. Justice Stephen Breyer from his seat as one of the nine justices on the Supreme Court. This announcement set off the usual frenzied speculation about who will be “the pick,” just like it did
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Referenced in my previous post was a 2021 Harvard Business Review report indicating that in the U.S., Black female entrepreneurs are launching businesses at higher rates than white men and white women. The report also includes obstacles faced by Black women and some of the issues of starting and maintaining their businesses. As written earlier,
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Cheryl and Deryl McKissack I was so moved seeing and hearing the news feature on these sisters, I needed to learn more about the amazing accomplishments of these successful Black female business owners! What I learned about the McKissack family brought tears of proudness to my eyes. First, let’s look at some statistics. In 2020,
As the world continues to be faced with unprecedented change, leaders are adapting their agenda to deal with challenges and obstacles to tackle the top issues of the day. For over 25 years, I functioned as an Executive or Special assistant to someone. I was comfortable being a courageous follower and leading from behind. In
As humans, we are life-long learners. I often share in my posts that I am amazed at how much I am enlightened to new things that I never really paid too much attention to. Today, is no different. While relaxing, I began to surf through to see what was on TV. I came across a
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Because of last year’s election results, it can be inferred that the majority of residents in 25 of 50 states believe that diversity trainings and the study of institutional racism constitute “Radical Left,” anti-American, spiteful propaganda that demonizes America and Americans as irredeemably racist. They’ve arrived at this conclusion because they and the conservative politicians
