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 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...
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...
ALLY-ISH: When Smiling She-Wolves Show up in Ally Clothing (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

ALLY-ISH: When Smiling She-Wolves Show up in Ally Clothing (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by | Jun 30, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equity, Gender Equity, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being | 0 comments

Sunday, June 26, was just like any other day in the life of a Black woman’s DMs and inmails, aka additional spaces on the platform where we typically receive racist and bigoted vitriol, ad hominem attacks, sleazy pick-up lines, etc. On this particular Sunday, as is...
“What’s a Black Girl Like You Doing with a White Girl Name Like That?” (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

“What’s a Black Girl Like You Doing with a White Girl Name Like That?” (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by | Jun 23, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equity, Gender Equity, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being | 0 comments

“You have great energy. But you don’t look like a ‘Theresa.’” That’s how I was greeted by one of the male leaders after I delivered a workshop for a group of oil & gas leaders. Ah. The name game again. Not my first rodeo with this nonsense. Okay, I’ll play...
Why They Don’t Hear Us: We Speak Equity and Inclusion for All, and They Speak Profit and Power for a Few (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

Why They Don’t Hear Us: We Speak Equity and Inclusion for All, and They Speak Profit and Power for a Few (part of the REAL DEIL™ series)

by | Jun 16, 2022 | Anti-Racism, Articles, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Posts, Well-Being, Well-Being | 0 comments

“I know, Theresa, but my hands are tied. She brings in a lot of revenue for the company.” That’s how the CEO responded to the valid claims I had raised against my white identifying manager. I had exhausted all the official internal channels, and this meeting with the...

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