Living Collaboratively in a Post-DEI World Ever since 2020, I’ve been seeing and lamenting it: most “diversity and inclusion” efforts end up being little more than compliance theater. And at the same time, the backlash against diversity…
Many of us who hold progressive values — of Inclusion, diversity, equality, equity, liberation, localization, joy, celebration, strong social impact, thriving for communities, supporting last-mile solutionists, helping frontline folks, driving broader representation and imparting dignity to every individual — are…
I’ve been recently helping some wonderful people with various projects related to development and entrepreneurialism in the global south and specifically on the African subcontinent. A recent back-and-forth I had regarding the use of language really elevated a point that…
(This is derived from a social media post attached to this article about a Muslim woman and a Jewish woman holding onto their friendship, through the darkest of trials. It made me think a lot about what the recent times have…
This blog post was written in Fall, 2023, as I prepared the Brave Sis Perpetual Journal, and reflected back on four years of operating my love mission. I was seeking to merge the platforms of history, learning, awareness, and sisterhood…
Update: more sour and sorrier after this SCOTUS ruling. It’s wrong, and it’s wrong, and it’s wrong. Act accordingly, people. White folks: don’t cede your world to these spite-filled demagogues. If you have power, use it. People of the #globalmajority, speak…
Sensitivity training can be a helpful tool for beginning to confront and unpack the history and legacy of racism, colonialism, slavery, and othering that is the foundational shame and pain of our society. But it is not the only tool, and when offered as a quick-fix, stand alone, it's a waste of time, money, and most importantly, trust. If you only have one chance to change a heart or a mind, this ain't it. The shift happens through intimate, individual reflection upon one’s own internal biases, fears, anger, guilt—and sometimes shame. This belief was a compelling factor behind the founding of Brave Sis Project, as I have written before.
The work I put out there with Brave Sis Project is not easy to categorize. It lies at an interesting intersection of feminism, history, and social impact. When I began Brave Sis project in 2019, the objective was to…
When I want to think most about how rapidly society and culture have shifted over the past 3-5 years, all I really have to do is look back at the short life so far of Brave Sis Project. What was…
