Black Humanity: More Than a BLM Sticker

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Black Humanity: More Than a BLM Sticker

“Black Humanity is worth more than just a notion or a Black Lives Matter sticker in the window. Black Humanity requires evaluation of power and its redistribution, it requires budgets, it requires leadership shifts and culture changes. And also it requires us to forget this false narrative that somehow Black folks are being given hand-outs or being questioned about the credentials to do innovative and groundbreaking work. Google is your friend to see the examples.”

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In All the Equity Talk We’ve Skipped Diversity & Inclusion

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In All the Equity Talk We’ve Skipped Diversity & Inclusion

For the past year, maybe even a little longer, I’ve repeated the same phrase over and over again with a shake of my head and frustrated heart, and mind. “We’ve forgotten about diversity and inclusion.”

So now, we are at equity. It is all the buzz, particularly in the nonprofit and government space. Almost every conference, workshop, and conversation is consumed with talk about equity, inequity, equitable opportunities, economic equity, or some other version of the sentiment. Rightfully so, we should be working towards equity. We are light years behind. 

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