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

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

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

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

by | 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)

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

by | 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)

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

by | 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...
10 White-Centered “DEI Games” that Companies Play with Black Candidates and Employees (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

10 White-Centered “DEI Games” that Companies Play with Black Candidates and Employees (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by | Jul 28, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being | 0 comments

Let’s be clear that white-centered DEI is not DEI. If you need a refresher, check out this prior newsletter edition, “DEI that Fails to Decenter Whiteness Is Not Real DEI.” Real DEI is the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion that we’ve been fighting for all this...
The Way Some White Men Do It in the DM’s: Part 2, The Translation and Analysis (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

The Way Some White Men Do It in the DM’s: Part 2, The Translation and Analysis (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by | Jul 21, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being | 0 comments

Okay, so let me catch you up—you too, Vanguard—in case you missed my post from Monday, July 18.   Alternatively, you can read Monday’s post in its entirety with my July 18 article. Background Though not a connection of mine and never “liking” or supporting (to my...

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