Talking about race is really F%$*&^g hard. It is. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it. If we constantly duck and dodge frank conversations about how race affects our daily lives, then we will not resolve the persistent hold […]
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This week on the podcast Shaunna and Lisa are recapping a few of their favorite moments from the 2021 Outspoken Summit. The theme for this year’s summit was “Back in the Blocks” and the pair discuss how the speakers, sessions, […]
On this week’s episode, Shaunna and Lisa discuss “The Great Resignation” and how it has been affected by, as well as contributed to, DEI efforts in many organizations. The pandemic has forced many folks to re-evaluate what they want – […]
On today’s episode, Shaunna and Lisa dive into the specific skills a DEI professional needs to have to do the work well. The podcast has previously covered the need for companies to hire an outside DEI professional. They have warned […]
In 2020, the state of Colorado passed a law requiring equal pay for equal work. As part of this law, companies must include salaries when posting new positions. Somewhat unexpectedly, the fallout of this law has been that many non-Colorado […]
History is often presented to us as a concrete fact — correct and non-negotiable. In school we are quizzed on dates and names, and taught that the stories in our textbooks depict the world exactly as it was before our […]
In a year of podcasts, this was the first time that we felt the need to start with a trigger warning. Why? Robert Sylvester Kelly (R. Kelly). Dr. Larry Nassar. Harvey Weinstein. Dr. William H. Cosby. Gerald Arthur Sandusky…and their […]
There has been BIG news in the world of Ironman-branded racing this month. Sika Henry — friend of the podcast and Outspoken: Women in Triathlon alumna — made history by starting (and finishing!) as the first African American female pro […]
Shaunna was reorganizing her home office and happened to put her hands on the book “Our Black Year” by Maggie Anderson (2012). In short, Maggie and her spouse John — a middle-class, relatively successful African American couple in Chicago — […]
This week on the podcast Shaunna and Lisa discuss the Paralympic Games. The name “Para” is meant to be perceived as beside or alongside “Olympic,” however, the Paralympic games have historically been treated as other, or maybe even less-than the […]
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