In this video blog, I discuss the importance of having empathy as a critical leadership skill for the 21st Century while reviewing a chapter of Daniel H. Pink's "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future". In the book, Daniel talks about how those of us who are more right-brain leaning have the creative capacity to really advance and move things … [Read more...]
Publication To Spotlight “Accomplished Black Women’’
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...]
Black History Month in Canada
This month, as we celebrate Black History Month, I wanted to share what I've learned about Black History Month in Canada. Please watch the video below (or on my YouTube channel) and hear what I learned about how Black History Month is celebrated in Canada. Here are a few highlighted resources that I mention in the video, along with a few informative slides on the … [Read more...]
WHERE RU FROM? Questions and Encounters of Canadian Identities: Soup and Substance Series
The last Soup and Substance session for Fall 2014, titled "Where RU From? Questions and Encounters of Canadian Identities" focused on the experiences of those who are constantly asked where are they from. For some this question is a way of breaking the ice, but for others it triggers emotions and notions about country of origin, belonging, and citizenship, … [Read more...]