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“There’s nothing I can do about those people if they don’t want to show up for work,” a Chief Executive Officer...

In less than a year, Gail went from cashier to coder and she didn’t need a bachelor’s degree to do it. Here’s how: My...

In Darrell’s 25-year experience in corporate America as an African American, he’s found when a company’s leadership...

“Why do we have to talk about race?” Halina asked our book club group. No one in the group volunteered to answer and...

Gabriela and I met for coffee together one morning before work. Gabriela Ramírez-Arellano is the Business Counselor...

A new study from McKinsey and Co (2017) found that companies with most ethnic and cultural diversity on their...

Prior to my work developing cultural self-awareness and intercultural competence, I didn't realize how disconnected...

“Have you ever seen this test before?” my friend Julie asked in an email. She’d just completed the Harvard Implicit...

"I don't know, maybe it's OK to end a relationship in order to stand up for what you believe in," stated my friend...

"The $350,000 would be better spent on education. Why is the City of St. Louis spending so much to pull down a...

After the shooting death of Philando Castile during a traffic stop, award-winning author Marlon James took his...

My husband, Cyril lives and works in the U.S., was born to French parents and reared in Rio de Janiero and Rotterdam....

While interviewing Pastor Sims and me about our monthly cross-race discussions at Word of Life Christian Church in St....

“What makes listening hard is that sometimes we do not really care how the other person feels,” explains Burley-Allen,...

After reading my December Blog, Taking Time, my sister, Anne Collier called to tell me how much she appreciated the...

Sarah and Paul Krumsieg, co-owner-operators of Dr. Jazz Soda Fountain & Grill in Lebanon, Illinois, know all about...

When I sat down for coffee with Bob Bunch, Owner of Bunch on Biz, the first thing he inquired was, “Can I ask you a...

How Can Diversity Increase Sales? was a workshop I did last month for a real estate group. After the presentation one...

As events were unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri, my family and I were in France visiting family. We returned in time...

In my blog, I work to recognize what unconscious thoughts and behaviors I have that keep me from really “seeing” a...

So that kids can learn about diversity from their parents (rather than the media), below are conversation starters...

Today I had lunch with a black colleague with whom I had done some educational consulting work earlier in the year....