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Keynote & TEDx speaker + Award-winning certified DEI practitioner helping mission-driven orgs experience radical & sustainable growth.

How do you think such sentiments impact inclusion and equity work?

Dr. Melissa Crum - Inclusion Coach

Keynote & TEDx speaker + Award-winning certified DEI practitioner helping mission-driven orgs experience radical & sustainable growth.

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Bert DeSimone

Retired IT Professional, Occasional Author, Gardener

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One serious problem is that “white” has been tied to “nationalism,” essentially making a person who loves and respects America a racist, xenophobe, or similar such labels. The true irony is that America is a nation of “others” who have been great contributors to who we are today, and will continue to be so. It’s time to protect what we ALL have built and institute reasonable and enforceable immigration laws. People who broke the law to get here have to be dealt with, but in a humanitarian way. Unchecked immigration can no longer be tolerated.

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Robert Granger III

Managing Director at Nautical Health | Population Health Expert | Performance Improvement | Value Based Care | Health IT

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Interesting post. Especially since Donald Trump made gains among Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, and Muslims. 

Not enough people understand how the system of white supremacy works. They understand the outcome of white supremacy but not how the ideology transform into activation. But it’s this level of interrogation that will yield the best solutions to dismantle white supremacy.

Yolanda Brown,M.A.

CopyWrite Brown - Founder & C.E.O. | “The Word Engineer” | CONTENT WRITER + CONSULTANT + VA + EDITOR + CURIOUS COLLABORATOR

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Dr. Melissa Crum - Inclusion Coach, as someone who has personally felt the devastating effects of a lack of inclusion and equity. I believe that the message conveyed in the clip has the power to activate us to revolutionize the effectiveness of inclusion and equity initiatives. Including those of us outside of the inclusion and equity Practioner community. The impact on inclusion and equity work may look like even more clarity, declarative, bold and unapologetic language around the abolition of whiteness and harmful systemic structures in organizations.

Steve Francis

President and Lead Strategist at Franchise D&I Solutions

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The demographic shifts have led to ‘no dispossession’ ideology, which are now leading to mass deportation policies. People get desperate and dangerous when they think their backs are against the wall. We can easily co-exist in peace, but unfortunately, fear and hate supported by power and privilege have taken over.

Don Gray

Sales And Marketing | Digital Communications, Social Networking

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Ultimately, there was a realization centuries ago that people who identify as “White” are only 10% of the earth’s population. Racism was the DEI initiative. Resulting in the modern DEI initiatives being taken as a threat.

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Angela Richards

Nonprofit Development Professional | Prospect Researcher | Data Management | Analyzing Data to Drive Philanthropic Results

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If they don't think you belong in the country, then how are they going to think you belong in their workspaces?

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Todd Corley

SVP, Inclusion, Sustainability & Community at Carhartt

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Great share Dr. Melissa Crum - Inclusion Coach and a very revealing exchange

Rachael A. Pinckney

Leadership Transformation / Facilitator / Speaker / Advocate / Process Optimizer / Connector / IDI Qualified Administrator

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Great question. I have to dig deep to respond.

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