by Theresa M. Robinson | Mar 8, 2021 | Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equity, Gender Equity, Leadership |
In time for International Women’s Day, this song and its lyrics contain a message for this moment. The opening alone is EVERYTHANG and has the power to eclipse the “original intent” of the song. I’m every woman, it’s all in me Anything you want done, baby I’ll do it...
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by Theresa M. Robinson | Mar 5, 2021 | Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equity, Gender Equity, Posts |
What. The. Actual. Fuck. Is. Wrong. With. Texas?!? Exhale. There. I had to get that out the way. Now, how to even begin to reasonably analyze and assess this newest dumbfuckery that a Texas teacher decided to roll out during Women’s History Month. The timing is such a...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Mar 4, 2021 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equity, Gender Equity, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being |
Black Let’s continue our conversation from yesterday with an explicit contrast between what cis hetero male centered self-advocacy is and what Black woman centered self-advocacy is. “Traditional” Self-advocacy. The perpetuation of white dominance via speaking up and...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Mar 3, 2021 | Anti-Racism, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equity, Posts, Well-Being |
Self-advocacy. The act of speaking up and speaking out on behalf of yourself in order to make known your wants and needs and to advance your interests and views. Sounds really good on paper. Works pretty well, too, when you’re a cis hetero white male. If you’re a...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Mar 2, 2021 | Anti-Racism, Diversity & Inclusion, Posts |
When it comes to race and racism, some immutable, non-negotiable truths include these big three – White people can NEVER be the authority on the lived experiences of Black people. White people can NEVER be the experts on experiencing racism. White people should NEVER...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Mar 1, 2021 | Anti-Racism, Diversity & Inclusion, Posts, Uncategorized |
Day 1 of “Crashing” Women’s History Month Just as many of us know that #MeToo originated with Tarana Burke, a Black woman, and then was hijacked and “popularized” by white women celebrities like Alyssa Milano and Michelle Williams, we also know that Elizabeth...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Jan 4, 2021 | Anti-Racism, Uncategorized |
Happy New Year! 🎉 I’m back! 🙏🏽Thanks to your support, the #book is holding steady despite #socialmedia suppression tactics and despite a bit of Amazon trolling. I’m pragmatic. So though I can appreciate that folks are celebrating the *death* of 2020, let’s not lose...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Nov 10, 2020 | Anti-Racism, Gender Equity |
We heard that certain folks are upset about this book and its title. So we decided to take a page out of the *policing* playbook. We conducted a formal internal investigation of ourselves and found no wrongdoing. The case against us is dismissed *without* prejudice....
by Theresa M. Robinson | Dec 19, 2019 | Diversity & Inclusion, Posts |
Dear company with or without *robust* diversity & inclusion initiatives, I am a black woman, an ally of members of marginalized groups, and a well-being and D&I practitioner. I recently relayed on LinkedIn one of my recent *microaggression* experiences and...
by Theresa M. Robinson | Sep 11, 2018 | Diversity & Inclusion, Posts |
*Excerpted and adapted from Women Overcoming O-Syndrome: Real, Raw, Unapologetic (August 2018) by Theresa M. Robinson & CollabHERators As a kid, I had a deep-seated fear that took me years to outgrow. My fear was cyclical and reared its ugly head in my life daily,...
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