by Scott Merriam | Aug 21, 2021 | Leadership, Organizations
5 Challenges Facing White Leaders in Practicing Antiracism In order to fully realize organizational aspirations for racial equity and justice within organizations, DEI initiatives must include an exploration of white racial conditioning for white employees, and...
by Scott Merriam | May 31, 2021 | Leadership, Organizations
Setting up DEI Officers to Succeed Many more organizations, across sectors, and of all sizes are moving to create DEI officer/director roles. Doing so suggests that DEI is a priority, but at the end of the day, achieving real outcomes depends on the power DEI officers...
by Scott Merriam | May 31, 2021 | Whiteness
Two Things To Do to Begin Seeing Whiteness It’s not uncommon to hear people of color express exhaustion about repeatedly trying to explain the impact of racism and white supremacy to white people. Not only are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) folks oppressed...
by Scott Merriam | May 31, 2021 | Whiteness
What is Whiteness and Why Does it Matter? What is meant by “whiteness?” In this case, the term does not refer to the color of your teeth. Although, come to think of it, the fixation on super white teeth, is probably a manifestation of the kind of whiteness I’m...