From her own experience of objectification and othering in corporate culture, Beal innovates entry points to spotlight the experience of ‘double consciousness’ as described by W.E.B. Du Bois, currently referred to as code switching, by compiling the stories of 65 Black women. Also collaborating with white students and colleagues she probes differences in human experiences, exposes assumptions, advances awareness, and increases diversity maturity.

In this book group, Endia Beal and Michelle Dunn Marsh discuss, among other things:

Questioning conformity and “similar-to-me” bias

Humanness transcending race and gender

Investment in scholarship to place more representative stories in the historical canon 

The challenges and reality of fear as a maker/creator 

The impact of others believing in your work

Bringing subjective truths to conversations on race and gender 

Supporting the people who create platforms for conversations on diversity, inclusion and equity

Mentorship and community in the creative process

Resources

Endia Beals’ Workshops 

Young, Black, Female and Envisioning Corporate Life

9-5 film by Endia Beal

Office Scene by Endia Beal

Seeing being Seen - link to be a co publisher 

Allyship & Action

Girl Trek and Black Women’s History Bootcamp

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - by Emmanuel Acho

My Grandmothers’ Hands - by Resmaa Menakem

Endia Beal Website | Instagram

Engage with J. Sybylla Smith  https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smith