Tag: Self Understanding

The Buzz: Addressing Non-Inclusive Behaviors from Your Past — A Lesson from Tyra Banks

The Buzz: Addressing Non-Inclusive Behaviors from Your Past — A Lesson from Tyra Banks

by | May 28, 2020 | 0

Tyra Banks recently came under fire as people re-watched Season 6 of America’s Next Top Model. During the makeovers, Banks requested one of the Black contestants have a dental procedure to close the gap between her front teeth. When the contestant initially refused to undergo the procedure, Banks challenged her commitment to the competition and a modeling career; she asked the contestant, “Do you really think you can be a Cover Girl with a gap in your mouth?” 

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A Point of View: One Surprising Secret to Cultivating Understanding in Polarizing Times

A Point of View: One Surprising Secret to Cultivating Understanding in Polarizing Times

by | Dec 5, 2019 | 0

When you encounter someone who expresses something you consider to be ignorant or problematic, pause, and ask yourself: What about your experiences provided you with the knowledge and context you have about the topic? How might this person’s exposure to similar experiences have been different? This sounds simple, but it is one of the most difficult practices to cultivate in reality. The LARA method is a four-step approach to help you with this.

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Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: “It’s just a joke! Why are you so upset?”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: “It’s just a joke! Why are you so upset?”

by | Nov 21, 2019 | 3

During my first day at an internship I once held, each of us was asked to tell a joke as part of our introduction to the staff and the rest of the intern cohort. This fun activity proceeded as planned… until the last intern told a hurtful, racist “joke” about poverty and food in another culture. It was followed by an awkward silence during which we all winced and looked around, uncertain how to respond. One of the staff eventually said, “Wow. Well. Let’s continue with our agenda.” 

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A Point of View: An Open Letter to Advocates and Agents of Change — We See You.

A Point of View: An Open Letter to Advocates and Agents of Change — We See You.

by | Oct 10, 2019 | 0

Dear advocate, change agent, friend and partner in this work, I know how challenging this work can be. I know sometimes you wonder if you’re doing it ‘right,’ truly making an impact, or wasting your time. I know that some days you wake up energized, refreshed, and ready to be the change—and other times, you’re reminded of the reality that, inasmuch as our good intentions and passion are there, the power we need to really do the work, isn’t.

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A Point of View: I Just Took a DNA Test, Turns Out…

A Point of View: I Just Took a DNA Test, Turns Out…

by | Aug 29, 2019 | 0

I find that I am constantly searching to understand my identity in my friendships, relationship, family, and even workplace. So, when I heard a commercial for an at-home DNA test that could “help answer, once and for all, what it is that makes you, you,” my curiosity finally got the best of me. I swiped my cheek, sent off my saliva, and the search for my identity began. 

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The Work We Didn’t Do: The Intrapersonal

The Work We Didn’t Do: The Intrapersonal

by | Apr 25, 2019 | 0

Throughout this series my colleagues have shared moments and experiences when they felt they didn’t “do the work.” In some situations, “the work” would have been speaking up in the face of injustice, engaging with someone who had a different perspective, challenging a learning community to go “deeper” in their work, or owning and honoring one’s own truth. I have learned a lot from Leigh, Mary-Frances, Valda, Kevin, and Travis through reading their posts.

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