I can only conclude that too many white men, whether consciously or unconsciously, are buying into The Great Replacement Theory, and they fear losing power and dominance. If we do not uphold our democratic principles, we will all lose in the end.
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I believe an optimistic state of mind is a prerequisite to being able to reimagine positive outcomes and then act to achieve them. I also know that right now it is really, really hard to hold an optimistic state of mind. Here are the things that keep me optimistic, give me hope, and spur me to action.
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I literally woke up at 5 AM thinking that we don’t talk enough about what “woke” really means. We are allowing the MAGA extremists to mischaracterize and malign the very essence of not only the meaning but what woke looks like in action. Here are 10 reasons why we all should be proud to be woke and strive to become even more woke.
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The current anti-diversity rhetoric became very loud only after organizations pledged to focus on racial diversity after the murder of George Floyd. Diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts center on many dimensions of identity in addition to race including gender and gender identity, military status, people with disabilities, religion, and generational differences. Diversity objectives are about all employees, not just those who are protected by legislation.
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By and large, racial diversity efforts under attack because of the recent focus on anti-racism. Diversity and inclusion were okay… as long as we did not call out racism. We as a nation are still not willing to address our sordid history with racism, in particular anti-Black racism.
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