Being White in a Black Majority and Calling Out Unconscious Bias
Just recognizing bias isn’t enough. Equip yourself with language and tools to exercise your privilege to engage in conversations around race.
Illinois Chiefs of Police Engaging with Communities to Build Trust
The February 2018 issues of Command, The Official Publication of the Illinois Chiefs of Police, talks about their work to advance dialogue with communities of color. Mountains of statistics and studies tilting in law enforcement’s favor haven’t resolved much in the national discourse as police have tried to build bridges to minority communities in recent…
Women’s History Month Salutes Wilhelmina Parker-Bentum
This month the Executive Diversity Services Blog featured a profile of Wilhelmina Parker-Bentum: (excerpted from the full article, here: http://www.executivediversity.com/2017/03/24/womens-history-month-wilhelmina-parker-bentum-city-berkeley-training-officer/ ) “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business” is the National Women’s History Month 2017 Theme and there is no one more fitting to spotlight than Wilhelmina Parker-Bentum, Training Officer, City of Berkeley. Over the past…
Listen, Learn, Trust: Thriving in Post-Truth America
It actually should seem as no surprise that Oxford Dictionary just announced that “post-truth” is its 2016 word of the year, a word it said “questions the concept of facts themselves.” Your take on the word depends on your take on the world (speaking of post-truth). Some may point to a singular source of Trump’s campaign…
Chicago Ideas Week: Police Force of the Future
Agree, disagree, new ideas, new perspectives…that’s what happens when you get four really smart people with clearly articulated positions on a stage together with a brave moderator—a basic model of Chicago Ideas Week. I found myself saying “oh, yeah…he has a point” and “oh, right, I can see what he is saying too…” In politics…
The Imperative of Cross Cultural Communication in 21st Century Policing
Click the image to read the article on Intercultural Conflict in Police Work. In addition to presenting with colleagues Elmer Dixon and Jessica Tevaga at the Midwest Security and Police Conference/Expo in August, we also collaborated to author an article in Command: The Official Publication of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, in The Imperative…
Niagara Foundation to Launch Interfaith Diversity Curriculum
Client Spotlight: Helping the Niagara Foundation turn a dream into reality with a new interfaith diversity curriculum. The Niagara Foundation to launch new course – Building an Inclusive Business to Boost to your Bottom Line: The importance of intercultural and interfaith knowledge and agility. The Niagara Foundation was founded in 2004 with the idea…
Bubbe’s Chicken Soup vs. Vó’s Brazilian Cha to Cure the Common Cold
Aside from the fact that Lucca’s Jewish maternal grandma is a vegan animal rights activist (which is a whole cultural group in it’s own), “bubbe’s” chicken soup has been trumped by avó’s (Grandma in Portuguese, for Lucca’s paternal grandma) Brazilian cha (tea), simply because it works better to fend off the common cold, or flu,…
The 606 New “L” Park about Elevating Ideas, Too
I have a client who talks a lot about creating a teaching and learning culture. The context for him, which he captured in his book about active grandparenting, was how grandparents, parents and grandkids can all learn from one another across the generations. What’s amazing is that at 87, he is living his philosophy, constantly…
Need for diversity and inclusion, implicit bias training with Police Departments
Cultural competence is defined as “the ability of individuals and systems to respond effectively and respectfully to all people in a manner that recognizes, affirms, values and preserves the dignity of each individual.” And while many may in theory aspire to this, changing national demographics, differences in communication styles and expression of values, as influenced…