Systems of oppression aim to keep people down…

So, we dance & cheer!

When we’re playful, when we celebrate & elevate each other, when we stand in our beauty & our power, we are free, we are resisting.

WHITE AWAKENING & BLACK RESILIENCE

Impact of the Great White Awakening on the psychosocial and professional wellbeing of Black People and People of Color.

Between the emotional roller-coaster of #WhiteAwakening and the underwhelming transition to actual structural change, between extreme #trauma exposure and increased awareness of #internalized systems of oppression, many of us were brought to a place they’d never been before and probably can never return from... So where does that leave us? How do we navigate our individual and collective journey from that point forward?

NOIRS EN BELGIQUE

Guests: Grégory Luaba Déome (Keep Dreaming asbl), Médiatrice Mujawamariya (Editions Little Africans / Ayo), Dr. Amadou Sow, Lison Sabrina Musset (Creative Dimensions & The Collective Makers) et Jean-Gabriel Kabote Tshangala (Kabote Poetry; Black Men Sharing)

Pour nous qui sommes voisins de la France, comment avons-nous réagi au documentaire de France2 "Noirs en France"? Nous sommes-nous sentis représentés? Si pas, pourquoi? Le doc a fait couler beaucoup d’encre; qu’est-ce qui pose concrètement problème dans l’angle éditorial de ce doc, le narratif et les exemples qu’il met en avant? Quelles sont les réalités que nous observons ici en Belgique en ce qui concerne la représentation des noirs, dans les médias, dans la société, au travail, à l’école? Quels sont les aspects qui n’ont pas été couverts par le doc, par exemple les réponses apportées par la communauté noire, où de plus en plus de gens entreprennent, sont force de proposition et acteurs de changement. Bref, une riche discussion que je vous invite à découvrir en replay!

#strongertogether #blackowned #representationmatters #reclaim #autodetermination #communauté #noirsenfrance

CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP: HOW CULTURE, DIVERSITY AND LEADERSHIP DRIVE INNOVATION

Co-Panelists: Phoebe Yu, Founder & CEO of ettitude and Craig J. Lewis, Founder & CEO of Gig Wage

During this conversation about Conscious Leadership, I shared my perspective on how diversity alone is not enough, how inclusion and belonging are incredible catalysts for change, creativity and innovation, and how it all starts with leaders who are willing to let go of assumptions and embrace curiosity, those leaders who actively seek out, engage and integrate diverse perspectives, those leaders who are intentional about building genuine trust & psychological safety – and hold themselves and others accountable for it.