By Lincoln Depradine, Pride Contributing Writer. (Republished with permission from Pride News Magazine (Canada's Weekly African Canadian and Caribbean News Magazine); some links and text style edits added by The Institutional Diversity Blog) A trio of African-Canadian females is spearheading an attempt to document, and publish, a book chronicling the achievements of … [Read more...]
Race Together Towards Understanding Each Other’s Humanity
In this video blog, I discuss Starbuck's #RaceTogether initiative and provide three recommendations for approaches to try in engaging the topic of race via productive dialogue. These are the books I mentioned in the video: Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation by Dr. Derald Wing Sue: http://amzn.to/1Ouaa5c Why Are All the … [Read more...]
Selma, The Book of Negroes, and Telling Our Story
Last week, I saw the second episode of the CBC mini-series “The Book of Negroes”. It made me think about my generation’s stories as compared to my children’s generation. When I was growing up there was only a handful of TV networks and PBS. We had “Roots” and “Eyes on the Prize”, which told the story about our … [Read more...]
Women Worth Watching Awards 2015 – Cheers!
This month I was named among Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 13th annual Women Worth Watching Award winners for 2015. Winners are featured in the September/October 2014 issue, which showcases their achievements and accomplishments in various sectors, including education. I’m very honored to be named among so many impressive women and executive … [Read more...]
How Generational Diversity Can Transform Organizational Culture
With today’s fast moving business environments, a lot of focus is being put into developing innovative solutions that transform organizational cultures. One transformative solution is through a corporate-wide diversity and inclusion framework that includes various dimensions of diversity, such as sex, gender, and culture. However, a key dimension not to overlook is age or … [Read more...]