Theresa M. Robinson, Author at Theresa M. Robinson, Well-Being and Inclusion Catalyst

A Safe Home for the REAL DEIL™️ Away from the Algorithm Pattyrollers

by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 29, 2022 | Articles, Diversity & Inclusion | 6 comments

I feel like I’ve been “running” from the “algorithm pattyrollers” for so long….especially since March 24, 2022, when the first issue of my REAL DEIL™️ newsletter debuted on the “professional” social media platform,...

REAL DEIL Wisdom for Ears That Hear (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 22, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being | 0 comments

I’ve been feeling some kind of way about what I’ve been observing on LinkedIn lately. Each day “humanity” seems to be moving more willfully toward sealing the world’s doom. And in “super-power” fashion, the United States is leading the pack. First at being worse when...

Liars, and Tyrants, and Beards….Oh My! (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 15, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts | 0 comments

First things first…. Stop coming for me. I do not negotiate with willful gaslighting racists and bigots. Periodt. So, when I disconnect from you or block you, it says this about YOU: you are NOT my assignment you are a distraction you are a danger to progress...

“Were You Ever Serious About Me?” (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 8, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being | 0 comments

Image by Nicholle Kobi A “BREAK-UP LETTER” TO WHITE-CENTERED COLONIZED DEI FROM ANTI-RACISM “Dear” DEI, It’s not me. It’s you. I have grown so very tired of waiting for you to get your “act” together. The handwriting was on the wall when you started...

When DEI Goes Low, I Go 50 for 50 (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 1, 2022 | Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being | 0 comments

They’ve done it again. Trying to make “anti-racism” a dirty word. By now, you know my line… The language is in on it.© White-centered colonized DEI is also in on it with its “innocent” professing that…. “DEI is more than just about race.” “DEI should avoid a focus on...

“REAL DEIL” Poetic (In)Justice (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 25, 2022 | Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being | 0 comments

Because sometimes prose just won’t do….. WHEN WAS AMERICA GREAT? when was America great was it when this land was “discovered” was it when this land was stolen was it when this land was “settled” was it when First Peoples were...

When Good White Men Go Rogue

by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 23, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts | 0 comments

I was *robbed*….. of the opportunity to comment on Joe Bruno’s post positing ra.ci.sm as a mental illness. He deleted it before I could weigh in. I’ve been away, plus I don’t *do* LinkedIn on Sabbath or on Sunday. This is my de facto comment on his post…. “Joe BruNO,...

The Language of Othering: It’s Where DEI Goes to DIE (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 18, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being | 0 comments

“The language is in on it.” I’ve been saying that a lot lately. And it’s what I said when my general manager explained to me a few days ago that “quiet quitting” is a thing. Whew chile…….this racist capitalist system is up to it again. “Quiet quitting.” What the...

The Poll Tax “Reinvents” Itself as DEI Certification and Guess Who It Will Hurt the Most? (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 11, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equity, Gender Equity, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being | 0 comments

A Black DEI consultant, white female DEI consultant, Black midwife, and white male ob-gyn all walk into a bar…. It’s reminiscent of the opening for one of the most “classic” well-known joke types. Only this time we instinctively know it...

RFPs, Discovery Calls, and Other “Common” Racial Capitalist DEI Traps (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 4, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being | 0 comments

During the two-week timeframe leading up to August 1, the due date for my mortgage payment, I called them up and offered them the following in lieu of money— visibility and exposure networking opportunities waived conference attendance fee They turned me down. Imagine...