BLACK LIVES MATTER WEEK: Special Guest: Teneeshia Marshall
  
 Teneeshia brings an amazing and diverse background. Former US Army Vet, Teneeshia has been on both sides of the employer working for the EEOC and for Employer side when it comes to Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.  Listen in as we talk about some of the biggest challenges we face in the workplace.
   
  Breakdown of today’s podcast:

• Story from Michael Glinter about a Candidate 
• Realizing how bad Racial Inequalities are happening every day
• Teneeshia's history growing up in the south, moving her career into EEOC and Diversity and Inclusion.
• She has seen people called the N word in the workplace
• Passive Aggressive Discrimination vs Out Right Discrimination
• Micro-Aggression and Systemic Behavior
• The supervisor that sends a black person to deal with a black angry customer
• What are micro-aggressions?
• Even your spouse or kids can do micro-aggressions as it may be an unintended behavior
• Is offering to help people whom are African American because you know society has not been fair and not offered resources to the community
• Examples of micro-aggression and indirect racism
• Companies lack on cultural sensitivity training
• Sensitivity training needs to be on a broad spectrum
• You can't separate different people that fall under protected classes and treat them differently even in a good way because then you aren't being inclusive
• Systemic racial issues when it comes to Racial Equity there are varying degrees of help depending on the geographic and the company
• The phrase "all men are created equal" in fact doesn't include Black people or Females!
• Many believe once you address the race issue other issues will fall into place
• But it doesn't support excluding everyone
• Look at the issues in your organization and your particular area
• Big advantage in doing Focus Groups!
• What should employees do when they feel they are discriminated
• Can the employee go to EEO confidentially and without getting their company in trouble to get advice?

Guest Info

Teneeshia Marshall
Diversity and Inclusion Leader
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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/teneeshia-marshall-mpm-mhrm-7924a311/
 
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