Black History Month
Dear (Fellow) White People As a white baby boom cisgender female, I am grateful to be working with a wonderfully…
Bias Against Native Americans
Thinking About Thanksgiving As we prepare for smaller Thanksgiving gatherings (or none at all) due to COVID-19, those of us…
12 (Alternative) Days of Christmas
Do You Have an Inclusive Holiday Celebration? At a time when everyone else seems to be having a holly jolly…
Implicit Bias: I Know It Exists. Now What?
Implicit Bias: Part One While implicit bias is not an intentional choice, biases inevitably exist and affect the workplace environment…
Implicit Bias Tips and Best Practices
Implicit Bias: Part Two Implicit bias is a neurological fact of being human. While it is uncomfortable and difficult to…
The Neuroscience of Racial Bias
The Neuroscience of Racial Bias In our post last month, we wrote that racial bias is real, and that it…
Racism on MLK Day
Racism and Religion Spectra Diversity’s white paper “It Isn’t a Black & White Issue: Racial Bias in the United States"…
Neuroscience, Respect, Leadership
We know that the emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain. This is how humans…
Starbucks White Chocolate Mess
Today is the day. Starbucks is closing all its company stores this afternoon to conduct implicit bias training. Starbucks’ training…
The UF Scandal and DEI: What Can We Learn?
With the twenty-four-hour news cycle and unapologetically critical social media sphere, how can we read baiting headlines of outrage on…