Last month, I wrote about my outrage at being called the “N-word” and asked readers to weigh in. Some readers wasted no time, bashing me as a...
Risha Talks: Here’s the response I received on my column about the ‘N-word’
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Tulsa World
Black Enterprise talks to Risha Grant about things people say about each other that are annoying
Risha Grant asks: What do Black people do that irritate White people? The responses will surprise you. Read the blog post and the Tulsa World article.
Risha Grant tells Black Enterprise black women need allies at work
Risha Grant talks about why building allies at work is critical for black women. Learn how to open doors and what office behaviors to avoid.
Risha Talks: He called me the N-word, and I lost it. Let’s have a serious conversation about this word.
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...
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...
