As Black History Month concludes, I want to remind everyone that it is important to center the achievements and elevate the voices of Black people and other marginalized communities year round. Although we have made many achievements, we still have much work to do as it relates to centering equity in our practices, increasing diversity and diverse representation without tokenism, and promoting inclusion with intentionality to achieve authentic spaces of belonging. Over the course of this month, we all were reminded that racial biases are alive and prevalent, as evidenced across numerous media platforms that purported Black people will align with individuals and ideologies due their affinity for sneakers and familiarity with mug shots. As people, we must acknowledge that we all have biases. However, let us not overlook that we all have work to do related to managing our biases so that we do not offend or cause harm to others. Lastly, I want to give a shout-out my colleague Lydiah Igweh and her team at Race Forward Pod based in the U.K. for inviting me late last year to contribute to her podcast. The episode recently aired and I want to share it here with fellow DEI practitioners and those who support DEI initiatives as encouragement to keep forging ahead despite the current challenges. #onward #efworld https://buff.ly/48YzfTL
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Award-winning Global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Leader | Race Equality Matters UK Board Member | Global DEI Podcast Host and Content Creator | International Public Speaker | Linkedin Influencer
9moThank you for the shout out Mikal Anderson, Ed.D.. It was my pleasure. 🙏🏽