Words affect me. Blatant disrespect angers me. So, when those two collided in what I believed to be a racist rant that ended in me being called “the...
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Risha Talks
Risha Talks: A question for white people: Is this the America you want?
When it comes to race and other diversity issues, I am paid to help people understand one another. I still maintain that we don’t have diversity...
Risha Talks: A conversation about school names and historic monuments
I am on a plane finally headed home, toward the end of a crazy, whirlwind, tiring but fulfilling speaking tour. It took me to Reno, Nevada; Park...
Risha Talks: What do black people do that irritate white people? I got hundreds of responses to that question.
“My white friend game is strong.” That comment landed on my Facebook page after I created a post that said: “I need to hear from my white friends!...
Risha Talks: ‘Us vs. them’ dynamic holds back diversity, inclusion, though we share the same fears
I have trained a few thousand people throughout the United States, South America and the United Kingdom. I have had personal conversations and...
Risha Talks: The price of inclusion is cheaper than the price of exclusion
I was in Chicago recently conducting conversations regarding diversity, inclusion and bias. After my first day, I went to my hotel bar for a drink....
Risha Talks: Stop talking and start listening
“Why don’t black people care as much about black-on-black crime as they do when a police officer kills a black person?” I was asked this question by...
Risha Talks: I check all the boxes, including one I misunderstood and kept private — LGBTQ
I check all boxes. I’m African-American, I’m a woman, I’m left-handed, I’m divorced and I’m bisexual. As diversity goes, it feels like my life...
Unconscious bias training in Austin (KUVE-TV, ABC News)
AUSTIN — Risha Grant, an international diversity and inclusion expert, will speak on Wednesday to Samsung and other corporations about unconscious bias.
Risha Talks: Equity should be an inalienable right
Imagine living in a place where you decide to buy tomatoes from the local Subway restaurant because there is not a grocery store in your community....
