How Narratives of Racial Progress Create Barriers to Inclusion

09/08/2022 12 min
How Narratives of Racial Progress Create Barriers to Inclusion

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Episode Synopsis

Companies want you to believe we’re headed towards racial equity
Find out how this narrative can harm Inclusion
Here are some key messages from this episode:

The American Narrative of Racial Progress can be harmful
People overestimate Racial Equity
There’s a reason why DEI work lacks scrutiny

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Here are some key takeaways from this episode:
Conversations about Race at work become more challenging 
“you could use this gift to benefit others and build inclusion”
There’s greater momentum for less policy change 
“You may even have been in environments where your gift was positioned as shortcoming.”
Diversity and Inclusion become less urgent as a goal 
“The hardest part of was realising that what happened to me was my responsibility. “
Here are some resources so you can go deeper:
How narratives of racial progress create barriers to diversity, equity, and inclusion in organizations
Check out these related episodes of the show.
A Simple Introduction to Antiracism
Erasing the Language of Race
The Performative Problem of Diversity & Inclusion
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