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Rethinking DEI: Beyond Individualism to Systemic Change
I had the great opportunity to speak at Medium Day 2024 on August 17, 2024. Drawing from my paper, 'Beyond Buzzwords: Why DEI Needs to Fight for Its Future,' I explore how DEI initiatives must shift from merely training individuals to recognize their privilege and biases to addressing the systemic roots of oppression. I teach my audience about the limitations of current DEI approaches that center on individual behaviors and awareness.
Now is not the time to Retreat from DEI/Social Justice
Actions to undermine DEIB now threaten decades of progress toward an equitable society, making it crucial to move from being allies to active accomplices in dismantling oppressive structures. At this pivotal moment, only by actively resisting these regressive forces can we safeguard the progress made and ensure a future of equity and inclusion.
Unpacking the Legacy of the Moynihan Report: How It Shaped Harmful Narratives about the Black Family
Many conversations about what is needed for Black America include a series of undertones both sides fail to address. These undertones derive from a government study coined the Moynihan Report.
Beyond Buzzwords: Why DEI Needs to Fight for its Future
Let us reclaim the momentum and build a world where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Stand up against the harmful and hateful rhetoric that is being used to undermine the meaningful change Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will bring to our society.