I host “The Inclusionist” person on the street segment for the Swirl show on KOFY TV in SF. I ask people on the street questions related to diversity, inclusion, current events and life diversity. My latest question was “Do we still need to have to have conversations about race in the US?”I spoke to people from different cultures, races, agee…
Let’s consider the bigger picture regarding racist, homophobic, hater comments by individuals in the media Banishing, suspending, firing people like Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty or Justine Sacco may shut up an individual, or cause them to make an insincere apology. But those words came from their thoughts, which came from their feelings, which reflect a bias or prejudice what what…
Martin Luther King’s birthday is important to our work in diversity and inclusion today. It’s important because of who Martin Luther King was, the work he did for civil rights, the impact his work had, and the legacy he left. He and the thousands of other people that marched with him believed that all people should have the opportunity to…
As the Inclusionist, with a life and passion for diversity and inclusion, I know that there are three changes that must take place in this country to get us on a sane, rational road regarding race. 1- –Acknowledge that racism, bias and discrimination exists, that it is often unconscious, and that everyone with a bias is not a racist, and…
Having seen the clip of “Dr” Laura where she couldn’t stop herself from using the “N’ word, I’m more disgusted with her than ever. She makes me sick with her ranting. It was more than her repeating the “N” word it was that she told this woman that she shouldn’t be so sensitive when her husband’s family used it, and…
Shirley Sherrod an official with the USDA, recently lost her job because she told an audience at a local NAACP chapter meeting that she had not given a white farmer “the full force of what I could do” to help him save the family farm. She then went on to say that she knew it was a mistake to differentiate…
I am a consultant specializing in diversity and inclusion. I have also facilitated dialogues on race for over 20 years. I do not use the word racist lightly, but I think that Ralph Nader’s statement that Obama talks “too white,” was extremely racist and patronizing. I know that was not his intention but intention does not always equal impact. African-American…
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