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11 Oct 2017

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Today was a big day! It was National Coming Out Day. It was the International Day of the Girl Child. It was also the day more and more women came out of the woodwork to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault. I also realized that today is Wednesday, the day I pray for the girls/young women in my family. Every Wednesday, I pray for my nieces and great nieces and all t...
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24 Jul 2017

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An Interview with Julia Fawal, Social Media Associate at TED We need to have more honest, open-ended conversations about race and bias — in our own lives and in the TV shows and movies we see, says diversity consultant Vernā Myers. It’s not every day that the TED world collides with a reality TV show, but recently on The Bachelorette, one of the most compelling conversations about race...
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18 Jul 2017

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by Kelli Boyle in TV Eric’s family stole the show on this week’s episode of The Bachelorette. Eric’s hometown visit with Rachel was sweet as hell, and people on Twitter are loving how supportive his family is. The entire family was beaming with positive energy the second Eric and Rachel walked in the door, as Rachel is the first woman he’s ever taken home to meet his family. Peo...
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17 Jul 2017

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By Anna Kegler For a while now, I’ve been thinking about how terms like “white privilege,” “inclusion” and “unconscious bias” all sound just… too nice. Don’t they seem a little on the pleasant side for words used to address a system of racist oppression? It reminds me of how, in Minnesota in January, the meteorologists will say it’s going to be a “cool evening” as they stand in front ...
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17 Jul 2017

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By Mariella Mosthof at Romper Hometown dates kicked off in Baltimore with Rachel Lindsay meeting Eric Bigger’s warm, supportive family, but one woman in his life instantly charmed Twitter. His aunt wasted no time in bringing up race, refreshingly asking Rachel how she’s been handling the pressure of being the first black Bachelorette. So who is Eric’s aunt on The Bachelorette? Auntie ...
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08 Jul 2017

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Unconscious bias can influence who leaders choose as their protégés. Can its effects be mitigated? by Alexandra E. Petri for The Atlantic Stacy Blake-Beard was 29 years old when she was starting out as a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. Not only was she the youngest faculty member, but she was also younger than most of her students. One day, one of her do...
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