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Bridge Differences

Jean Latting

In this podcast, Hamza Khan and Jean Latting engage in an animated conversation about leadership, resilience, belonging, and burnout.

Jean Latting

Amri Johnson has a few provocative things to say about the current state of efforts toward diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Jean Latting

Jean sums up her history of optimism, the arc of social justice, and the deliberate steps one has to take to keep an eye on the prize.

Jean Latting

Jean discusses transitional justice and the race class narrative: what works, what doesn’t, and how to stay the course.

Jean Latting

Given our country’s long and difficult history with inclusiveness, Jean decided to sit down and write out her thoughts – during this year’s Black History Month.

Jean Latting

How do you self-identify? Our identities affect our allyship with those who are being marginalized because of one or more of their identities.

Jean Latting

Nina proposes susceptibility to harmful radiation and absorption of Vitamin D as the simple explanation for why people have different skin colors, a product of evolutionary adaptation.

Jean Latting

Jean started listening to Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors, honing in on his leadership skills. She was blown away by his insights.

Jean Latting

Dr. Pratt learned how to follow the whisper of the spirit, work within and without the system, address racism and sexism head on, and promote impactful diversity initiatives.

Jean Latting

In today’s world, leadership is not about telling people what to do. Rod McCowan trains leaders to consider moral principles when making decisions.

Jean Latting

Victor Varnado, born with albinism, chose to beat the odds stacked against him in life by using his comedic skills to pursue his dreams.

Mike Todt

The Gross National Happiness Index exists, and it works in Bhutan as well as other countries. Mike writes of his upcoming visit to Bhutan to see this phenomenon in action.

Jean Latting

In June of 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in college admission.

Jean Latting

Ilana Redstone says the Certainty Trap happens when we have moral principles we are 100% sure of and shut out any objections to the contrary.

Carole Marmell

We realized my brother was gay when his photo was on the cover of Time magazine titled “The Homosexual in America”.

Jean Latting

Dr. Melissa Ochoa has a few things to say about the word Latinx; mainly, she doesn’t like it. For one thing, it doesn’t work in Spanish. Hear what she proposes instead.

Jean Latting

Journalist Talia Lavin began a social experiment aimed at understanding and exposing the White nationalist movement.

Jean Latting

When disaster inevitably strikes, what is your response? Wait for someone to fix it, dwell on the unfairness of it all? What do you need to move ahead?

Jean Latting

The polarization in this country has grown so vast that words we use in common do not mean the same things. Is there any hope for bridging the divide?

Jean Latting

Dina Gilio-Whitaker answers what would be lost if Indigenous people were completely assimilated into White society and if they would even be accepted?

Jean Latting

Dr Bonnie McGill is on a mission to make indigenous people visible again.

Elizabeth Rubio

Today’s guest blogger explores the meaning – both literally and emotionally – of finding your way through the profusion of labels and why they matter.

Jean Latting

Dave's novel approach toward disrupting the school to prison pipeline and his ability to understand multiple cultures brings him to this interview.

Jean Latting

More people at the societal level are questioning if the best person always wins. We’ll explore monopoly as meritocracy and what is truly best.

Jean Latting

Dr. Kira Banks talks about her work with internalized oppression, what she calls appropriated racial oppression.

Jean Latting

Stephen B. Karpman’s drama triangle represents a pattern of dysfunctional relationships. It can exist in domestic situations and in the workplace too.

Jean Latting

Jean asks André Harris about his sickle cell, his experience with sexual assault, and his ability to thrive where others might have given up.

Gig Mensah

How did Afrophobia get started, what are the signs it actually exists, and, especially, what can we do about it?

Jean Latting

Leading Consciously can help you in emotional suppression & engage in powerful listening.

Jean Latting

Amy Porterfield's honest and difficult journey with her commitment to justice, her missteps and along the way, the model of a very public apology.

Jean Latting

Dr. Larry Brendtro founded Resilience Resources based on his work with troubled and Indigenous youth.

Jean Latting

Interplay between victims and perpetrators: those who owned slaves/were slaves, Germans/Israelis of the Holocaust, or oppressors/ indigenous people.

Francine Derby

One young lawyer’s struggle to be accepted for who she is, why ADHD reveals a racial divide, and how to make differences work for everyone.

Jean Latting

The R-word can set nerves on fire. How do we talk about racism without engaging others' emotions and shutting down their ability to think clearly?

Jean Latting

Brandon discusses stereotyping, ostracism, effemiphobia -phenomenon of people not wanting to be associated with the negative parts of themselves & BLM.

Amy Hageman

Words mean different things in different contexts. How are you to know if the words you are using form a connection – or hinder it?

Jean Latting

Understanding high and low context is essential to communicating effectively in conversations.

Jean Latting

Dr. Thomas Keith's recent book, The Bro Code, identifies ways in which men are raised that impede their development and relationships with others.

Jean Latting

Charles speaks about exploring generational identity and professional lives of Black women. No one has heard any of their stories.

Jean Latting

Four organizational leaders share how they used our Pathfinders and DEI training to become successful inclusive leaders.

Jean Latting

How do we find the courage? Would we have had the courage to provide Frederick Douglass with false papers, risking our lives to save his?

Jean Latting

Jean and Barry Regan explore how your understanding of your own culture affects the way you perceive the world.

Anonymous

Guest blogger this week describes the eye-opening moment when she went from judgmental to grateful and makes a good argument in favor of acceptance.

Jessica Kanzler

Jessica describes the moment when she went from judgmental to grateful, confronts her biases, and makes a good argument in favor of acceptance.

Jean Latting

Why do people bully each other? Wendy Harpur, a HR professional, has written on LinkedIn about workplace bullying and talks about her own experience.

Samantha Wu

In Part 2 of our reflection on anti-Asian bias, we bring you Samantha Wu’s thoughtful post on her personal response to the Atlanta massacre.

Carole Marmell

Carole Marmell writes about how to stand with Asian Americans: what to know & show support to bridge difference.

Jean Latting

In this guest blog post, Jessica Kanzler shares how in her experience with higher education, unconscious bias is more subtle than overt.