by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 22, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being |
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...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 15, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts |
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...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 8, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being |
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...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 1, 2022 | Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being |
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...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 25, 2022 | Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being |
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...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 23, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts |
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,...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 18, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being |
“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...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 11, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equity, Gender Equity, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being |
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...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Aug 4, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being |
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...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Jul 28, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being |
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...
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