My post last week (Justice) prompted Jerry Yoshitomi to comment, "It seems that we must ask our Black colleagues to share some benchmarks/metrics that we as a field might strive to meet." So maybe this could be the catalyst to get us past good intentions (the industry equivalent of "thoughts and prayers") to action. Long ago Barry Hessenius charged us to move from thinking of the pursuit of equity as a "issue" to making it an obsession. So, if … [Read more...]
Justice
It's time (well past time) for old white guys to shut up and to highlight People of Color speaking for themselves about the natural outrage that's all around us. Each of the following references are a exceprts from gifted writers. (But please read all of each article.) New York Times columnist Charles Blow: The Destructive Power of Despair It is exceedingly dangerous to assume that oppression and pain can be inflicted without consequence, to … [Read more...]