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A quick video to explain why I wrote From Diversity to Inclusion: Empowering the Black Voice in Corporate America now available on Amazon - https://lnkd.in/e97KzEcB #dei #transformation #inclusion #equity #representation

Here at The Adecco Group UK & Ireland, our #Ethnicity forum continue to celebrate Black History Month. In their third Food for Thought Session today, Friday 20th October at 12:30pm, they discuss the topic of “Colourism”. They’ll explain what it means, why there is an underlying system of privilege and discrimination based on skin tone within members of the same ethnic group, how skin-tone bias can affect racial equality at work, and what we can do to create a cultural shift to change this. We're serious about inclusion, but we're even more passionate about creating a place where you belong. #LifeAtTAG #BlackHistoryMonth2023 #BlackHistory #SalutingOurSisters #diversity #inclusion #DiversityAndInclusion #talentnotlabels #TalentNotLabels #Coffee #Morning #Brunch #MakingTheFutureWorkForEveryone #makingthefutureworkforeveryone #business #BlackBusiness #BusinessOwner #BlackBusinesses #BlackBusinessWomen #belonging #life

DIVERSITY? EQUALITY? INCLUSION? What does that even mean to your reality? Are we creating workplaces; marketplaces that do celebrate their Black People (Adults and children) and even going further at acknowledging that some shoes do not fit all. How fair and just are your policies and processes in your company?

Be Equitable invites leaders to move beyond programmatic efforts that center Blackness for just one month and move towards centering the Black experience every day of the year. Check out these five practices leaders can use to center Black team members all year long, based on the recently published article titled, "More than a Month: Strategies for Centering Black Humanity 365" written by our CEO, Michael Leslie Amilcar. Be sure to take a look at slide 7 that highlights some of the intersectionality of Blackness, which we will discuss at our LinkedIn Live Event TOMORROW. Be sure to tune into BE the Work LIVE: A Convesation on Black Women Being, Centering Our Humanity & Reconciliation. #BlackHistoryMonth #Humanity #InclusiveLeadership #Equity #Inclusion

Wise and helpful words from Lily Zheng.

Black History Month 🖤 Todays article post features being an ally for black women in the work place. There is so many stereotypical viewpoints and unconscious bias that is formed in the workplace. Many employers request for training to be conducted upon approval of the job role for awareness purposes. This is to ensure that you make a conscious efforts to be aware of those from ethnic backgrounds. This article looks at how you can be a support system and become educated on how you can be a better employee. It always important to be aware of our own actions and understand the impact that can be given to others on the receiving end. #blackhistorymonth #saluteoursisters #ethnicity #inclusion #inclusiveworkplace #workplace #diversity #edi #articles #ethnic #ethnicminorities #lawstudent #lawstudents #blackhistory https://lnkd.in/eH-UWr8k

Happy Juneteenth from Purple Sheep Consulting! ❤️💚🖤 Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, marks the 1865 liberation of enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, symbolizing freedom and resilience. For our Black woman-owned business, this day inspires our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and empowerment. As Dr. RD Harris said, "True freedom is not just the absence of barriers, but the presence of opportunities." Join us in celebrating this historic day and the ongoing journey toward equality. #Juneteenth #FreedomDay #BlackHistory #BlackOwnedBusiness #WomenInBusiness #PurpleSheepConsulting #Diversity #Inclusion #Empowerment Want to learn more? Reach out to us!

We’re sharing more key quotes from our Black Paper on Equalism this week. Here’s today’s quote: "The power and beauty of a society based upon equality is that each community designs and builds for itself, supported by systems which facilitate this flexibility and adaptability, to meet the needs of every individual in society, equally." What does an equal world look like to YOU? Drop your thoughts in the comments. Read our Black Paper to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eCq-hSuD  #MissionEqualityCIC #Equality #Equalism [Image description: White text on a black background reading "The power and beauty of a society based upon equality is that each community designs and builds for itself, supported by systems which facilitate this flexibility and adaptability, to meet the needs of every individual in society, equally."  Below that is the Mission Equality rainbow shield logo and the following URL: https://lnkd.in/eCq-hSuD]

When people use "DEI" as a slur, what they're really saying is that they're scared of the true meritocracy DEI work has always aimed to create. They're scared of seeing women, Black people, Asian people, Indigenous people, and Latine people, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and many others from marginalized communities in positions of power. They're scared of people from marginalized communities being paid, promoted, hired, developed, and mentored fairly. They're scared of environments where people across many lines of difference respect each other, get along, collaborate, and cooperate. When people use DEI as a slur, what they're really saying is that they're committed to the opposite of #diversity, #equity, and #inclusion: Homogeneity. Inequity. Exclusion. They want a zero-sum future where they see only people like themselves in power, where only people like themselves are paid, promoted, hired, developed, and mentored well, and where only people like themselves feel safe or respected. As it turns out, this is a deeply unpopular opinion. According to a recent poll, when given a description of DEI, 7 in 10 Americans indicated a positive perception and support for it—including more than 60% of White Americans. When people use DEI as a slur, especially as a racist tool to attack Black leaders and the institutions that support them, we have to do more than just push back on their intentional misuse of the term. We have to pull back the curtains on their full-throated endorsement of homogeneity, inequity, exclusion—supremacy—and make it clear that there is no space in civil discourse for this kind of anti-meritocratic, hateful rhetoric.

Well said, Lily Zheng.