Children Across All Races Need African-American History

By | across generations, bigotry, civil rights, conversations on race, cultural diversity, Cultural Intelligence, cultural sensitivity, Diversity, diversity and inclusion leader, diversity intelligence, inclusive leadership, Inequality, insomnia, leadership

Should children in public schools be “spared” the knowledge of the history of segregation, slavery, and the fact that Rosa Parks was Black? Listen to my conversation about this with Chad Lassiter Hear what Chad Lassiter has to say on my recent podcast guest on “Everyday Conversations on Race for Everyday People,” www.raceconvo.com. Chad is the Executive Director of the…

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Teen On Trial- Accused of Stealing 65 cent milk

By | Inequality, racism

Teen charged w stealing 65-cent milk carton on trial http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/teen-charged-with-stealing-free-milk_us_57f3b69ce4b01b16aafef68d?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostCrime According to Huffington Post a young Black teenager is accused of stealing a 65 cent container of milk, He was on the free lunch program already and forgot to get his milk. He cut through the line, was seen by a security guard,  handcuffed and arrested. oThe guard…

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Inequality, Racism, Homophobia Are Barriers To Success

By | Inequality, racism

Can we really claim to support diversity and inclusion and not talk about Ferguson, Missouri, racial disparities and economic exclusion? Someone told me that I shouldn’t talk about it in my work because it’s too political. If stopping the dehumanization and brutality against people of color, mentally ill and anyone else is too political, then I’m too political. Inclusion is…

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