by Ericka Hines | Dec 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
The hurricane is here. For Black women in the workplace, the past few years have felt like an endless storm—waves of pushback against DEI efforts, a sudden rush to return to the office post-COVID, and a political climate that seems to thrive on uncertainty. Each...
by Ericka Hines | Dec 8, 2022 | Black Women Thriving, blog
Let’s talk about burnout. It’s the end of the year and depending on who you are, you are either looking forward to what changes you want to make or finishing that last sprint to get everything done. I wanna talk to the folks who feel a little crispy, a...
by Ericka Hines | Nov 3, 2022 | Black Women Thriving, blog
Did you miss Part 1? (This is still a message for white allies and white leaders) Although creating a culture of justice, equity, and inclusion is rarely easy, the solution is simple. Do what you said you were going to do. Because the world—and your workforce —is...
by Ericka Hines | Oct 27, 2022 | Black Women Thriving, blog, Uncategorized
Put a finger up if your organization made a diversity pledge in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020. Put a finger up if your organization has made substantial progress on that pledge. If I could see you right now, I know what I would be looking at—a sea of white...
by Ericka Hines | Oct 6, 2022 | Black Women Thriving, blog
“The women in our groups asked us, ‘Are you in my head?’ because our shared experiences informed the questions we wanted to ask.” -Mako Fitts-Ward, Ph.D., (Assistant Professor, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University & Principal Researcher,...
