Tag: Martin Luther King

The Buzz: We Shall Overcome

The Buzz: We Shall Overcome

by | Jan 20, 2022 | 0

This past Monday, we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day–a national holiday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King and his tireless fight for civil rights for Black Americans. On MLK day, every year, we are flooded with quotes on social media and in the news. Politicians make statements commemorating Dr. King, while at the same time enacting or opposing legislation that disavows the ideals he lived and died to advance. I want to maintain the same hope that Dr. King had in his speech: “And I tell you why we shall overcome. Because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

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A Point of View: A Black Man’s Promise to white America, White Supremacy, and Police Brutality

A Point of View: A Black Man’s Promise to white America, White Supremacy, and Police Brutality

by | Apr 22, 2021 | 2

Dear America, I write this letter from a place of guided infuriation, a heightened state of rage, tiptoeing on the edge of vengeance. My intention is not to be lengthy, not be cute with my words, or attempt to be fancy with catchy phrases. So here it is — America, LEAVE OUR PEOPLE THE HELL ALONE! As a Black man, I will not allow for the sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, nieces, nephews, and any member of the collective Black family to suffer at the hands of white America, fall victim to the games of white supremacy, and be taken from us by the sheer hatred of police brutality. 

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Gen Z&Y on D&I: Choose Hope

Gen Z&Y on D&I: Choose Hope

by | Jan 21, 2021 | 1

As we reflect this week on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and celebrate a historic Presidential Inauguration, all on the heels of a polarizing four years, today, I choose hope. As we relish in these moments of joy, unity and peace, we must also recognize and prepare ourselves for the coming days and months. Here are a few tips for how to keep a sane mind and protect your peace…

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The Buzz: To Address Workplace Equity, We Must Discuss White Welfare

The Buzz: To Address Workplace Equity, We Must Discuss White Welfare

by | Feb 27, 2020 | 0

For any company that claims to be intentional on the matter of equity, there is an uncomfortable truth all white-majority organizations must accept: white welfare is not only alive, but the main factor that drives the performance, pay and retention gaps between white and non-white talent. Creating equitable environments today will require a disruption of the exclusive social networks that continue to exist within industries and institutions. 

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The Buzz: When Quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Serves White Supremacy

The Buzz: When Quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Serves White Supremacy

by | Jan 23, 2020 | 0

It happens virtually every time a #BlackLivesMatter event makes the news. It happens when a protest is held for racial justice on a college campus or a rally occurs in a public square. And it happens every January, as our country devotes a day to honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory and legacy: someone offers an out-of-context quote from Dr. King himself that serves to forward a prescriptive opinion they hold about how activists “should” conduct themselves.

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