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Juneteenth – A Reflection on Growth

Thrive Global

This year, with so much recent national protests, riots and conversation of systemic racism and equity, this has come to be celebrated more nationwide this year and many companies observing this as a day of reflection. The tag line of my company, Mango Networx, is Connect Globally and Innovate.

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Karine Bah Tahé of Blue Level: “Have everyone own the change”

Thrive Global

Once educated, every one of your people should be part of the system that reinforces a culture of inclusion. At six years old I faced racism for the first time. Everyone I train, we work to turn them into anti-racism leaders. This is racism, pure and simple, and this is just one little area. Have everyone own the change.

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Dr. Isha Metzger of The EMPOWER Lab: “Pace your passion and stay in your lane!”

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Healing the country of racism sounds like such a daunting task, so I think it’s important to know that we can all do a small part. Dr. Metzger stands against anti-Black racism and oppression through “”Engaging Minorities in Prevention, Outreach, Wellness, Education, & Research” through community-based participatory methods and advocacy.

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“Optimal Performance Before High Pressure Moments” with Nima Novak

Thrive Global

She facilitates anti-racism work groups for her company the Living in Empathy Institute. To teach resilience and empower her clients to take anti-racism action, she focuses on evidence-based practices and empirical research which serves to bridge the worlds of healing and science, worlds which are often relegated to different categories.

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“Acknowledge the wrong doings and the past and current failures of the system.” With Jamaal May

Thrive Global

Acknowledge the wrong doings and the past and current failures of the system. For example, when racism is brought up today or people talk about dismantling the system, many times you hear the rebuttal that ‘we aren’t our ancestors,’ or ‘racism doesn’t still exist today.’ Racism isn’t new, it’s just being recorded.

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Dionne Phillips: “Be disruptive or in beast Mode in about whatever you’re doing”

Thrive Global

It means to be aware of institutional racism. Some of us still feel like we don’t have these opportunities due to the institutional racism, which has always been around us. For Example: If my Lash team see’s that I’m not following proper systems and protocols, how can I expect them to follow the proper systems and protocols.

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Lindsay Rae: “Get rid of corporate and school dress codes”

Thrive Global

The politics of the past 4 years have emboldened hate, racism, and bigotry. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. He or she might just see this, especially if we tag them. Intelligent, but not sly.