“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 an attendee during one of my Unconscious Bias trainings a few weeks ago. Initially, I was irritated. The question sparked a bad memory. But since the goal of these sessions is to create understanding of our differences, I checked myself and asked him to further explain. read more
Authenticity vs Professionalism
Most of us don’t want to have to do the mental gymnastics of pretending to be someone else. We want to be authentic to who we truly are. But many of us have been led to believe that showing up as our authentic selves compromises our professionalism. Well, I am here to...