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17 Essential Questions for Equitable Results

Whether you are working for profit, human benefit, and/or social change, you probably want to have an impact. You're likely working toward a result of some sort. (If you aren’t, we should definitely talk.) Making an impa

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Okay, Ladies, Now Let’s Get…And Stay…In Formation

Seven years ago, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter called us into “Formation.” And by us, I mean Black femmes. According to Dr. Zandria Robinson , “[s]he center[ed] the voices and visuals of [B]lack women and queer [B]lack

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What is a facilitator?

When I tell people I’m a facilitator I usually receive a polite nod and a glazed look of confusion. Though the word may be common, an understanding of what a facilitator does or what facilitation is, is not. What does th

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Are We All Human?

This isn’t a trick question, but it is a terrifying question before us in the United States. The social and political climate right now suggests that we are not all in agreement on the question of our shared humanity. Ev

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Dolly Parton: An Island In the Stream

Little known fact: Did you know that one of Dolly Parton’s greatest hits and her top country duet with Kenny Rogers, Islands In the Stream , was originally written by the Bee Gees for Marvin Gaye? The story is, once Marv

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Race Equity: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

Race Equity: What's Love Got to Do with It? I have come to believe that we have a deep and immediate need for race equity – and that love is the way to get there. This belief has led me to incorporate my learning into bo

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