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“Decolonize our minds” with Yanna Joanne Papadopoulos of Teenacers

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Understanding that power and privilege were not rightfully anyone’s to keep. We are in an arena that is modeled after colonialism. It only benefits those already in power. If we don’t identify “other” as an identity, we will become more and more oppressive in our systems to maintain power. Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you.

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Facial Recognition and Workplace Privacy – What Employers Need to Know

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In a recent survey of 1,000 workers across different sectors, workplace platform developer Envoy discovered that over 37% of employees would consider resigning if their employer mishandled their personal information. However, just like any technology, facial recognition has a dark side. For employers, balancing this concern is essential.

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“Leadership is about inspiring people to imagine what’s possible” With Parveen Panwar, Mr. Activated & Dr. Erin L. Thomas

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Company leaders are recognizing that racism isn’t “out there,” that their workplaces inherit and perpetuate the racism that pervades our society. This fight for our dignity and humanity isn’t new to us but I’ve seen newcomers to the cause over the past few months. Thomas, Ph.D. Thomas, Ph.D., Thomas, Ph.D.,

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Jes Osrow of The Rise Journey: “Equalizing pay and role levels”

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Equalizing pay and role levels is a huge part of getting equality and financially empowering those who historically have been financially marginalized. As a no BS kind of person, Jes’ goal is to create fundamental change in People Operations. Before we dig in, our readers would like to ‘get to know you’. Can you tell us a bit about how you grew up?

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Kelli Mason: “Map your own life”

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My deep hope with Ripple Reads is that it will become a movement that will empower this young generation of children to be the generation that dismantles racism and other forms of social injustice once and for all. Our elders were fighting this fight in the 60s and we’re fighting for many of the same basic dignities today.

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“The genesis of my career path started as a young girl and my love for math!” with Dorri McWhorter and Tyler Gallagher

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Dorri is CEO of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago , a social enterprise focused on eliminating racism and empowering women. There are a variety of reasons for the wage gap. Here are just a few that I have observed: 1) the predominance of women in lower paying jobs (e.g. Thank you so much for joining us!

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“Why You Need To Find the Courage to Play Big” With Penny Bauder & Simone Marean

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Find the courage to play big — In the nonprofit world, small asks get small investments. If we want to get substantial investments, we need to make substantial asks. To make a substantial ask, we need a big vision, and the numbers and proof of concept to back it up. We get punished in girlhood for being too confident, or too ambitious.