The ship on a multicultural country has sailed. But there are still people on the docks holding ropes, trying desperately to pull it back. These are the short-sighted individuals who want to “make America great again”. They are afraid of what a future America might look like without white people in the majority exercising their visible and invisible privilege to the ignorable detriment of the rest of us. As a compassionate person, my task is to invite those on the dock to climb on board and to puck others from the water before they drown if they are willing to climb into the ship. Continue reading “Multicultural America”
A Changing Era in Race Relations
I spent the last week in Washington D.C. at the annual NADOHE Conference for Chief Diversity Officers working on college campuses across the nation. NADOHE stands for the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. After the conference, I spent seven hours touring the new Museum of African American History and Culture, the newest of the Smithsonian museums located on the mall. Both events were eye-opening experiences that got me thinking. Continue reading “A Changing Era in Race Relations”
Present in DC
I’m spending the weekend after a conference with my daughter in DC to visit the new Museum of African American History and then on to Baltimore to spend time with my son and new daughter in law. I’ll keep you posted next week so I can be fully present here.
Working Harder and Smarter to Succeed
I had an interesting conversation with my daughter about what it means to be a black female in a country still struggling with bias against people of color and women. I’m sad that my generation couldn’t do more to eliminate all the bias women and people of color still have to overcome. We all have a part to play in leveling the field, but until we confront and eliminate bias, women and people of color will have to continue to work harder and smarter to succeed. Continue reading “Working Harder and Smarter to Succeed”