by Deanna Shoss | Oct 23, 2020 | News and Events
If you are thinking you might not vote in the upcoming general election, the question is, why not? “My vote doesn’t matter” is often a response. If this is you, you are not alone. 41.3% of those eligible did not vote in the 2016 presidential election. The current...
by Deanna Shoss | Sep 25, 2020 | News and Events
When hiring, companies often talk about finding a candidate who is a “good fit.” In the context of Diversity and Inclusion, many–or more specifically women and people of color–think of this as a euphemism to exclude people based on gender, race, and...
by Deanna Shoss | Jun 12, 2020 | News and Events
We are at a tipping point in the United States. The push-back against the lack of human rights and injustices for people of color has been building since it came to the forefront, yet again, in 2016. That’s when Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem to...
by Deanna Shoss | Jun 12, 2020 | News and Events
I often tell people that when I travel abroad to Europe that I feel more comfortable and welcomed than I do in my home country. This is because Europeans, for the most part, don’t bear the scars and experiences of American racism. Not that racism doesn’t exist in...
by Deanna Shoss | Feb 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
House Bill HR 40, calling for reparations, has been introduced to every sitting Congress since 1989—where it has subsequently died in committee. It was only last summer that the 2019 edition of the bill, introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, finally made it...
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