Via Clever. A Directory of Black-Owned Design Businesses to Support Now and Forever One of the many things we can do to effect social and economic change is to shift our spending to the Black community By Sydney Wasserman, Rachel Fletcher, Gabriela Ulloa, and Zoë Sessums Not only is the Black community currently experiencing disproportionate death rates from the … Read More
Via Medium. Equity is a Verb by equityXdesign The following is the text of remarks given by equityXdesign co-author Christine Ortiz to open New Profit’s 2017 Reimagine Learning Convening. To watch Christine deliver this talk, scroll to the end of the post. I have never felt more Puerto Rican than I do now. Which is … Read More
Via PBS. How Teachers are Trying to Stop the Spread of Hate As children in the U.S. woke up and went to school Friday morning, the world was grappling with the news of the mass shootings that killed 49 people at two mosques in New Zealand. “It’s absolutely necessary that we don’t wait until we have horrific … Read More
Via The New York Times. From Inclusion to Support: How to Build a Better Workplace Photo by Shonagh Rae By The New York Times At the New Rules Summit, hosted by The New York Times, participants working in groups proposed changes to create equitable environments in the workplace. Here are the topics, quotations from group leaders and … Read More
Via The New York Times. The Effect of Intersectionality in the Workplace By Alina Tugend Photo by Andrea Levy The concept of intersectionality — referring to the complex and cumulative way different forms of discrimination like racism, sexism and classism overlap and affect people — seems have popped up relatively recently. But as Brittany Packnett, an … Read More
Via YW Boston. What is Intersectionality, and What Does it Have to do With Me? Here at YW Boston, intersectionality is central to the work we do. We know that everyone reading this has come to follow YW Boston’s work from different entry points. Some of us hold women’s empowerment close to heart, perhaps seeking … Read More
