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Continue reading →: Harassment: the Unsung #Diversity Problem #HarassmentIs
I guess I never really thought about harassment in a diversity context. But then I read “10 Things That Street #HarassmentIs, In Case You Really Don’t Think It’s Important” by Soraya Chemaly, and it changed my mind, big time. It’s not that I haven’t been harassed. I have. I’m reasonably…
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Continue reading →: Arizona on Verge of Legalizing #Discrimination? #diversity #religiousfreedom
Okay, so if Arizona Governor Jan Brewer – she of the pointing finger in President Obama’s face; I’m so not a fan – passes the Exercise of Religion bill making it legal for business owners to discriminate against gay and lesbian customers if it pleases their religious beliefs, I will…
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Continue reading →: Is It Right to Choose #Diversity Over Exclusivity?
I’m at it again, y’all. I think I’m getting better with the whole broadcast thing. The news upon which this broadcast focused posed an interesting question: How far should schools or companies be prepared to go to ensure that all students or employees can contribute at their highest level?
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Continue reading →: Michael Sam: Someone Has To Go First
When I first heard that football prospect Michael Sam came out as gay before the NFL draft, I thought, well, that was dumb. You’re jeopardizing your future for what? To share something essentially private with a bunch of people who didn’t ask for the information. Of course, that was just…
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Continue reading →: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on #feminism #gender #diversity #change
Beyonce turned me on to this lady in her song Flawless. I finally got a chance to listen to the speech from which some of the song lyrics came while editing, serendipitously enough, work for @DiversityExec magazine. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is funny and engaging, but it is her message about…
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Continue reading →: Playing The Race Card…and doing videos badly. #myownworstcritic #diversity
Zerlina Maxwell I am not. I forgot to mention a key piece of info, that this topic was sparked by Sarah Palin’s comment to President Obama on MLK Day. And don’t get me started on my hair. It actually looks like I have a headache, and I did. 🙂 BTW,…
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Continue reading →: Should We Get Rid of the Term #Minority? #diversity #language
I got a tweet from Patricia Duarte last week. She read my last blog on using social media to reach minorities, and suggested that we “start by nixing the term “minorities” from your vocabulary. It’s pejorative and increasingly inaccurate.” Well, Patricia, I agree. It will soon be completely inaccurate thanks…
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Continue reading →: “Black Twitter” Equals Big Business
Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal released “Twitter Users’ Diversity Becomes an Ad Selling Point” featuring new data from Pew Research Center. It’s official: Social media is a veritable treasure trove for those who want to sell products and services to minorities. According to Twitter’s new multicultural strategist Nuria…
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