Welcome to Intentional Conversations, where we intersect diversity, equity, and inclusion with leadership and business.

This week we welcomed Amira Barger to Intentional Conversations. And here is what one of our attendees had to say... "Wow, what a powerful segment today. It was amazing!"

We agree Shelia!

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• DEI and communications have more in common than people realize.
• Her mantra - Be inconvenient today.
• Words matter, but keen on ensuring the work continues to happen. Even if the advancement has to be quiet, as they work on the words to use.
• Misogyonoir effects Black women's career advancement, sense of belonging and overall well being.
• The lack of representation in the workplace for BIPOC women is a huge barrier.
• We shouldn’t assume people know and understand the process of voting, we need to educate them.
• She believes in calling in and calling out.
• Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that prioritizes empathy, collaboration and iterative process to address issues. To get to solutions that are built by the people who are impacted and for the communities they belong to. It is a powerful process that helps you to think very meaningfully - helps to go slow, to go fast.
• I believe there is enough sunshine for all of us and we can all live under the sun.
• Find others who are doing this work and partner with them to be apart of something more than predictable allyship.
• True allyship costs you something.

Favorite Articles Amira's Written:

1 - https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/out-of-office/black-history-month-amira-barger-hopes-her-daughter-n1302786

2 - https://www.fastcompany.com/90911029/the-head-of-dei-should-not-report-to-hr

RESOURCES FROM THE SHOW:

https://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/preserve/museums/files/White_Supremacy_Culture.pdf

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