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When Black People Lead, Magic Happens!

9 min readFeb 25, 2021

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Source: Yardstick Management team

Diversity has been the hype-word of the decade; use the word, throw a punch line or two about the need for ‘difference’ in the workplace & voila! You are now a credible diversity-first company culture that seeks authenticity and inclusion. Unfortunately, that alone isn’t enough to create diversity at the core of its mission and values.

The Parks Legacy

It’s been 78 years since Rosa Parks refused to leave her bus seat, and yes, black people have gone a long way since then to gain fundamental human rights — but that all is still not enough. Parks departed in 2005, and since her death, black people have gone up & down the trim wheel of what it means to dare to look different.

That shouldn’t be the case; in fact, white people shall be the first to celebrate black people. And trust me, this has nothing to do with the ethical or moral obligation all humans have to ‘others’ who look or think differently from them. This is backed up by data. According to McKinsey, recognizing diversity in the workplace adds…

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Written by Haneen AbuFarha ✍🏼🇵🇸

Status quo Antagonist | Executive Search & Diversity Consultant | Published in TheStartup, The Ascent & DDI | Palestinian🇵🇸 | Let’s chat: http://bit.ly/LNKDMD