11 Questions to Ask Prospective Employers About Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism 2021 is a particularly complicated time to job hunt given social, political, and economic uncertainties. While those things are largely out of our individual control, selecting prospective employers is not. In fact, now more than ever, interviewees can…

Nike’s announcement in September that Colin Kaepernick is the face of their latest ad campaign sparked mayhem online. His peaceful protest against police brutality, kneeling at NFL games during the National Anthem, has garnered fervent support and stoked bitter opposition. In the midst of the back and forth on…

The very existence of identity-based, particularly race-based privilege is what led to the initiation of a police encounter for two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks. It is what led to their subsequent arrest — merely for BEING. For EXISTING and being SEEN. For OCCUPYING space. For BREATHING air. For…

American English is littered with obvious and insidious expressions of privilege and supremacy. Researchers use these words. Activists use these words. Journalists use these words. Good and bad people use these words. I have used these words. We have consciously and unconsciously perpetuated language that oppresses and marginalizes human…

It’s Complicated and It Matters More Than You Realize — Our social fabric is damaged as though it was splashed with acid and left to dry in the hot sun — neglected, battered, and abused. That fabric was woven by the interdependence of many components including families, small and rural communities, agrarian culture, the immigrant experience, the slave experience, Judeo-Christian…

Feeling overwhelmed or unmoved by talk of equity, diversity, and inclusion is no excuse for paralysis or inertia. Human beings are hardwired for fairness, so you are already well prepared to take these eight easy steps. Check out the demographics of the country. They speak for themselves. The success of…

America is having a crisis of values. The current efforts to repeal, or repeal and replace Obamacare speak volumes. Pending healthcare legislation indicates what one party and its members value — just as opposition arguments speak to the values of people from other political parties. Do people value the freedom…