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What Does the Future of DEI Look Like?

Apr 10, 2024 | katiecouric.com | Akilah Cadet

How the attack on DEI ties back to Dr. Claudine Gay’s departure from Harvard. Across the country, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are under attack. In my book White Supremacy is All Around I talk about the Summer of Allyship, what has happened since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and how America started its love/hate relationship with the unfair treatment of Black Americans.
Allyship Isn’t Enough — Here’s What We Need To Do To Really Create Change

Feb 20, 2024 | katiecouric.com | Akilah Cadet

It is time to move past allyship. Do you know why the murder of George Floyd was different? Do you know why the world collectively said, “No more”? I’ll tell you: It was COVID-19. When Ahmaud Arbery was murdered on February 23, 2020, many people were still high on the new-year vibes and focused on their resolutions. Then, Breonna Taylor was murdered in her sleep on March 13, 2020.
A Note to My Therapist, My Major Depressive Disorder, and Myself

Feb 19, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Akilah Cadet

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Sweet Reads: Black History Month

Feb 6, 2024 | stories.sweetjuly.com | Akilah Cadet |Michael Harriot |Rheeda Walker |Courtney Thorsson

In honor of Black History Month, the latest edition of Sweet Reads is curated with selections that celebrate the full gamut of the Black experience—a beautiful amalgamation of joy, creativity, resistance. These titles marry the historical context of our past with the promise of a bright future.
‘So inspiring’: Why a Black Ariel in new ‘Little Mermaid’ shows progress — and how far there is to go

Jun 8, 2023 | sfchronicle.com | Akilah Cadet |Jessa Williams |Maya Gordon |Kimiko Russell-Halterman

Jessa Williams is the founder of INTRSXTN Surf, an intersectional surf collective that creates space for Black women and women of color to explore the outdoors through surfing, and the cofounder of Represent Collaborative.
Leading with Values: Our New Manager of Diversity and Inclusion

Feb 23, 2023 | famsf.org | Francisco Rosas |Akilah Cadet

In January of 2022, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco welcomed Courtney Jones as our first ever Manager of Diversity and Inclusion. We interviewed Christine Moss, Chief Human Resources Officer, about the need for such a position at FAMSF, how Courtney has shaped her position, and the many new initiatives supporting our journey to become an anti-racist organization. How and why did the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco decide to create the Manager of Diversity and Inclusion position?
Workplace Wellness and DEIB Efforts Are Now Completely Intertwined—Exactly As They Should Be

Feb 22, 2023 | wellandgood.com | Akilah Cadet

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email In 2020, the traditional workplace landscape changed forever. Due to the onset of the pandemic in March of that year, more people than ever were suddenly working remotely full-time (and for the first time), bringing about a need for employers to consider the ways they connect with and support their employees.
Workplace Wellness and DEIB Efforts Are Now Completely Intertwined—Exactly As They Should Be | Flipboard

Feb 22, 2023 | flipboard.com | Akilah Cadet

18 hours agoA French court recently ruled in favour of an employee who was fired for not being “fun” enough at work. But what happens when your company’s idea of fun is very different from yours? Prior to my brief stint at a lifestyle publication, last year, my friends had warned my excited self that working …