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By unanimous vote, the Board of Trustees has elected Safa Zaki to be the sixteenth president of Bowdoin College. Zaki is a psychologist and cognitive scientist whose research focuses on how people divide the world into categories. Read more about her here! bit.ly/3mCH3Yb
ALT The book Equity by Minal Bopaiah is shown against an orange and magenta background. Beside it is written "Last chance to enter!" and below is written "International Women's Day GIVEAWAY"
On #InternationalWomensDay, I had the opportunity to join with my colleagues in a conversation with @mbopaiah on “embracing equity.” Thanks for sharing your insight with us, Minal!
ALT Sue Urahn and Minal Bopiah in conversation at a Pew Charitable Trusts event.
Loving this article that quotes our founder @mbopaiah: Bopaiah agrees on the need to “stop valuing negotiation” because it “is a practice favored by men (and an example of how work is designed for male comfort”. #InternationalWomensDay#EmbraceEquity#TheEquityBook
#embraceequity — the theme of International Women’s Day this year — is also the message of @mbopaiah's guidebook for change, Equity.
This book is a must-read for leaders and aspiring leaders across all fields of work. And you can win a free copy! Go learn how on our Instagram.
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(The US is basically unique among industrialized democracies in that we put so little public subsidy into our public broadcasting system that editorial operations are largely dependent on advertising and sponsorships.)
current.org/2023/02/npr-plan…
Black History Month is a time to center and reflect on the lives and stories of Black Americans—how can you make sure your storytelling practices are ready? Try these tips from our friends at @brevityandwit, #ParsonsTKO, and @fentonprogress. bit.ly/3BFVA95
Want to avoid tokenism? Not sure how? Our Creative Director and Language Strategist have an illuminating conversation about the complexity of avoiding tokenism in design. Plus, we're offering great discounts this month on our calendar and the Equity Book! mailchi.mp/brevityandwit/the…
ALT The following book spines are shown on an illustrated bookshelf against a blue background:
Journal of Radical Permission
Dear Black Girl
Equity
Reclaiming Your Community
Please Sit Over There
Black Fatigue
Emotional Justice
ALT The following book spines are shown on an illustrated bookshelf against a blue background:
Journal of Radical Permission
Dear Black Girl
Equity
Reclaiming Your Community
Please Sit Over There
Black Fatigue
Emotional Justice
Hey @CapitalOne - I have six savings account with you with a less than 1% interest rate, but had to start a new one to get the 3.3% interest rate with your 360 Performance. Shouldn't the default be to give your loyal customers the best savings account without opening a new one?
Looking to start your new year off on the right foot? Join our Founder @Mbopaiah as she speaks at the LTHJ Unlearning Business-As-Usual panel with some other very badass change-makers on 1/11 at 4pm ET! lthjglobal.com/event/unlearn…
ALT On a dark teal background with arrows pointing backward and forward is the text:
Unlearning Business-As-Usual
Free Virtual Panel
Wednesday, Jan. 11th
1 - 2:15pm Pacific / 4 - 5:15pm Eastern.
In between are the panelists' headshots:
Jessica Okeze
A confidently smiling Nigerian woman wearing a royal blue top and short hair
Minal Bopaiah
An Indian-American woman smiling with her head on her fist
Josh Caldwell
A White man looking up to the left with a funny skeptical expression
Lindsey T. H. Jackson, a smiling Black woman in a mustard yellow top in front of an artistic background
"We’ll have to stop clapping ourselves on the back & eating venture capital $ to start more outlets that say the same things as the old outlets do except in a different font or color, while local newsrooms don’t have reporters to send to city hall or sit in on school board mtgs"
Dear newsrooms: If you want to know why some communities you cover have low trust of media, ask the people of color on staff. They know.
And read this by @halophoenix for @NiemanLab.
niemanlab.org/2022/12/a-reck…
Congratulations! @mbopaiah Cynthia Rayner Frances Bonnici on winning the 2022 Terry McAdam Book Award! Look forward to digging in to these. @AllianceforNPM #nonprofit#equityinclusion#systemschange
Congratulations! @mbopaiah Cynthia Rayner Frances Bonnici on winning the 2022 Terry McAdam Book Award! Look forward to digging in to these. @AllianceforNPM #nonprofit#equityinclusion#systemschange