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The Right Time to Speak Up

The Right Time to Speak Up

If Sojourner Truth could speak her truth in 1851, we can’t hold back now.
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Monique Martin
Shattering the Bamboo Ceiling

Shattering the Bamboo Ceiling

Asian Americans are the most represented racial group in the workforce but are the least likely to hold managerial positions.
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Sarah Chu
Widening Our Lens: Considering Culture

Widening Our Lens: Considering Culture

In an age of complexity, how do we turn down the volume on being “right” so we can empathize, understand, and collaborate?
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Karl Ostroski
A Bend on the Road to Equality: Four Ways Organizations Can Stick with Uncomfortable Change

A Bend on the Road to Equality: Four Ways Organizations Can Stick with Uncomfortable Change

Addressing systemic inequalities, driving forward to an equitable, and just society is an epic journey. We must not quit or give up.
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Dr. Flo Falayi
From “The Baby-Sitter’s Club” to K-dramas, Why Representation Matters

From “The Baby-Sitter’s Club” to K-dramas, Why Representation Matters

Growing up, I viewed whiteness as the default. Asians were SAT tutors, punchlines, or silent extras. Then I met Claudia Kishi.
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Chelsie Messenger
Women & Impostor Syndrome: You’re Not Alone and You Can Defeat It

Women & Impostor Syndrome: You’re Not Alone and You Can Defeat It

A Slalom consultant confronts her own impostor syndrome and encourages other women in tech to speak up, be assertive, and say yes.
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Alice Chen
Four Anti-racist Choices Corporate America Can Make Right Now

Four Anti-racist Choices Corporate America Can Make Right Now

Corporate America’s latest stance on the issue of police violence and anti-Black racism feels like it could be more than the usual lip…
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Bryan Nwafor
Immersive Empathy

Immersive Empathy

How artists, designers, and other creatives of color are using virtual reality and augmented reality to explore race and expose bias.
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Tola Onanuga
It’s All Tadasana

It’s All Tadasana

A woman of color confronts privilege in the Los Angeles yoga scene, and comes away with lessons on how to maintain integrity in times of…
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LaNora Terraé Hayden
Let COVID-19 Be a Call to Our Higher Selves

Let COVID-19 Be a Call to Our Higher Selves

Too often, we see racism and scapegoating in times of disaster. Let’s instead embrace our shared humanity.
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David W. Stoesz
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