#SistoryLessons & Society

A Modest Proposal for how to do "DEI" right

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...

The XYZ of DEI: A Platform-in-Process

We always talk about the “ABCs” of this and that, but what about the advanced practice? With so much of the DEI space being littered with performative, check-the-box maneuvers, I...

On Colorism, Or: I Simply Wanted to Refresh Our Website

An encounter with colorism in building our website leads to a meditation on colorism. "women's movement" feminism women sisterhood BIPOC anti-racist antiracism journaling inclusion DEI wellness "trust your inner voice" allyship BLM...

Celebrating Rosa Parks, Toni Morrison and other Brave Foremothers

Brave Sis #SistoryLesson pays tribute to five foremothers: civil rights icon Rosa Parks, ballerina Mary de Haven Hinkson, entertainer Pearl Bailey, opera singer Marian Anderson, and the peerless Toni Morrison!

On Inclusive Sxsterhood

Brave Sis's believes in an Inclusive Sisterhood where Black, Brown, Asian, and White women come together in celebration, learning, and growth.

Celebrating Fannie Lou Hamer

Brave Sis #SistoryLesson pays tribute to the great Fannie Lou Hamer, one of the most important activists of the Civil Rights Movement. History lessons for Black women, BIPOC women, racial justice allies and DEI...