Bridge Differences
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.
Jean Latting
Any conversation must include clarifying what we mean. Check the Glossary for commonly used terms in the racial and social justice sphere.
Jean Latting
Want to know how to become effective at Intervention and Allyship? Learn how to create and maintain a more inclusive work environment.
Jessica Kanzler
Some signs make you look like an empathetic person. Find out more from leading Consciously what happens when you do and don't show empathy.
Jean Latting
What did Martin Luther King stand for? Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses the watering down of his message to make it more palatable to people in power.
Jean Latting
Learn how Cherry Steinwender went from picking cotton and cleaning houses to co-founding the Center for the Healing of Racism.
Brandon Danowsky
Brandon Danowsky is this week’s guest blogger. He writes of the conflict between his Latino and White identities.
Jessica Kanzler
Jessica Kanzler writes about her experience coming out as a trans person and how she has navigated awkward dinner conversations.
Nonjabulo Mlangeni
We explore why colorblindness is in effect racism, making us feel good about the world and ourselves but doing nothing to create meaningful change.
Jean Latting
Mark is that remarkably rare White person willing to take on true allyship. This is Part 2 of our conversation with him.
Jean Latting
Mark is that remarkably rare White person willing to take on true allyship. He talks about his continuing commitment to racial justice.
Jean Latting
First Lady Michelle Obama proclaimed to an adoring crowd, “when they go low, we go high.” Find out way of going high when you want to go low.
Jean Latting
Dr Barbara Love speaks about envisioning a world that benefits everyone, the power of transformation, and the plantation’s money box.
Amy Hageman
Amy Hageman writes about racialized trauma and healing. She courageously speaks out about what many feel, yet are afraid to even think.
Jean Latting
How do you apologize for mistakes in a racially charged world? Learn from Amy Porterfield as she navigates the path of racial understanding.
Jean Latting
Jean lists steps on how to address racism by effectively talking to others who think differently than you.