Diversity

EP 39: Unmasking Privilege with Dr. Jeff Gardere

EP 39: Unmasking Privilege with Dr. Jeff Gardere

We unmask privilege just in time for July 4th. After all, what is more American than privilege?Find out what question I posed to Dr. Jeff that made him call it the most provocative question he’s been asked for a while. And before you guess that we went all in on white privilege, well, let me just say that the term itself is layered.You need to listen to this…

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‘Hamilton’s’ Miranda, Music and Mobile Equals Business Marketing Magic)

‘Hamilton’s’ Miranda, Music and Mobile Equals Business Marketing Magic)

(Lin-Manuel Miranda. Image: Flickr/Steve Jurvetso) Marketers can take a cue from Broadway in time for a new mass market The year was 2009. As the story goes, the White House invited a 30-year-old Broadway actor to perform lines from his current production, but this request was a little different than usual. According to NPR, the invitation also gave Lin-Manuel Miranda the option of performing anything else he might want in “the American tradition.”…

by L. Michelle Smith
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Social Media: A Digital Portal for Access, an Opportunity and a Voice

Social Media: A Digital Portal for Access, an Opportunity and a Voice

Published on October 18, 2016 on LinkedIn On Oct 6, 2016, I spoke to students, faculty and staff from a variety of universities and colleges at the 6th Annual Howard University Social Media Conference.  The topic was how social media has provided access and opportunity to marginalized communities.  I share the original script of that keynote below, and I'd love to hear about your experiences.  The keynote was…
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Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work As a Black Woman — Unpacked (Part 2)

Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work As a Black Woman — Unpacked (Part 2)

In the final installment of this 2-part series, we dive deeper with these extraordinary women and ask them what advice they have for women, especially black women, on how to successfully bring one’s authentic self to work. Many black women in corporate America lit a figurative candle in honor of the retirement of Ursula Burns, the last black woman to occupy a CEO post in a Fortune 500.…
by L. Michelle Smith
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Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work As a Black Woman — Unpacked (Part 1)

Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work As a Black Woman — Unpacked (Part 1)

So you want to be your authentic self in your corporate job. You have a photo of Bozoma Saint John as your screensaver. She is #goals. But the data about how to break through like the chief brand officer of Uber is daunting, to say the least. Late last year, McKinsey & Co., along with LeanIn.Org released their annual Women in the Workplace study, and there seemed to be…
by L. Michelle Smith
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