Season 4
Episodes
Racial Justice at Work: A Look Back at Season 4
In the finale episode of the companion podcast for Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2023), lead author Mary-Frances Winters and special projects editor...
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Racial Justice at Work: Disrupting the Racist Narrative in Marketing and Advertising
The messages created by cultural gatekeepers such as marketers have the power to perpetuate inequities — and to also disrupt them. Marketers can push back on the dominant narrative by building in time to consider the...
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Racial Justice at Work: How Algorithms Automate Bias
For too long, tech has been overwhelmingly dominated by the white male perspective. In order to achieve racial justice and truly move toward socially conscious design in tech and artificial intelligence (AI), allies...
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Racial Justice at Work: Going Beyond the Performative in Learning and Development
Sometimes contracting undifferentiated racial justice learning for “all staff” groups may not be the most effective approach for learning and development. For example, employees who identify as Black, Indigenous, and...
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Racial Justice at Work: Inviting Conversation with Loving Accountability
Racial justice requires that white folks and non-Black people of color be clear in the ways they perpetuate anti-Black colorism, both historically and moment to moment. While it is easy to cause harm unknowingly,...
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Racial Justice at Work: How to Be an Active Ally
Allyship is always active — it is what one does and how one shows up for others, not just a frame of mind. To be an effective ally requires internal work, curiosity about others, and an approach that engages those who...
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Racial Justice at Work: Justice in Procurement
Many organizations these days have supplier diversity programs, however, they’re often implemented without considering the potential barriers posed to smaller vendors owned by Black, Indigenous, and people of color...
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Racial Justice at Work: Make a Difference With Your DEIJ Data
An important part of justice work is making sure we collect information so that we can understand the root causes of injustice. Data points in and of themselves can be dehumanizing, so there also needs to be a...
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Racial Justice at Work: Recruiting, Hiring, and Other HR Practices for Racial Justice
Understanding how HR policies impact people differently due to institutionalized inequity is crucial to creating a justice-centered culture. So is questioning and interrogating longheld practices that serve as...
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Racial Justice at Work: Anticipating and Addressing Resistance to DEIJ Work
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice work is a change management process. Like any change management process, there’s going to be resistance for a variety of reasons: Employees may be unclear about their role,...
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Racial Justice at Work: How a Developmental Approach Can Help You Meet People Where They Are
When taking a developmental approach to racial justice, coaching leaders who have lived in predominantly monocultural, monolingual environments will be distinct from coaching those who have had a lot of exposure and...
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Racial Justice at Work: The Leadership Imperative
It’s so important in the quest for racial justice that leaders step up with their actions and not just their words. They must be willing to be courageous and vulnerable, and ready to anticipate criticism in the name...
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