When we first formed the Coalition and began holding these weekly sessions, our focus was on navigating the personal and professional experiences of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve+ weeks later, with protests against systemic racism and police violence sweeping the globe, it is clear that we are living under not one but two pandemics: coronavirus and racism.
With this session we begin important conversations around race and justice.
In this session we are guided by thought and action leaders in Global Diversity and Inclusion with the goal of shedding light on the questions we should be asking but are not, and to help us all be better allies and champions for racial justice and equity in our personal and professional lives.
• Global Diversity Coach Taylor Odom speak on naming racism, and addressing black trauma and skepticism towards lasting change
• Remitly's strategy for continuing this work with black employees after the news cycle is over
• Box on how companies can address the blurring of personal and professional lives, especially in the light of COVID-19 and race struggles
• A discussion on some of the key questions that our leaders are asking themselves
Download the session notes.
Being Anti-Racist, by The National Museum of African American History & Culture
Anti-Racism Resources, from HBR article
How Business Can Keep the Anti-Racist Movement Going, Fortune
How to Build an Anti-Racist World, by Ibram X. Kendi, TED Talk
Talking about Race, by The National Museum of African American History & Culture
How You Can Be an Ally in the Fight for Racial Justice, by Deray Mckesson for TED Ideas
How to Support the Mental Health of Black Employees, by Harvard Business Review
10 Commitments Companies Must Make to Advance Racial Justice, by Harvard Business Review
5 Ways to Approach Racial Equality at Work - (PBS Newshour - Length: 36 min)
How to Talk to Your Employees About Race and Racism - (Fortune's Leadership Next podcast)
CNN/Sesame Street Racism Town Hall
Social Justice Booklists
Tanya M. Odom, Ed.M. is a global consultant, writer, coach, and diversity, equity, and inclusion and civil rights thought leader.
She has worked globally for over 25 years, in over 40 countries, as a consultant, coach, storyteller, and facilitator focusing on areas including: Diversity and Inclusion, Inclusive Leadership, Race/Racism, Challenging Conversations, Mindfulness, Coaching, Wellbeing, Innovation and Creativity, and Educational Equity.
Tanya’s unique portfolio career has allowed her to work in the education, private sector/corporate, not-for-profit/NGO, law enforcement, and in university/college arenas.
She is the co-author of "Evaluation in the Field of Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance.”
Tanya has been a contributor to the Huffington Post, where she has written posts about diversity, leadership, self-compassion, and mindfulness. Tanya also writes for cnn.com. Tanya’s work and commentary has also appeared in several publications including Diversity Woman Magazine, Bloomberg News, among others.
Tanya was named by Diversity Best Practices as “A Diversity Thought Leader to Follow on Twitter.”
Kim is the global head of diversity, equity and inclusion at Remitly, a fintech company serving over 2 million immigrants throughout the world to conveniently send money safely and securely to their families across global borders.
She has been in and around all the nooks and crannies of the financial services industry for over 20 years as a banking executive within credit unions and Fortune 50 banks. The first half of Kim's career was spent building and growing new lines of business. The latter half has been dedicated to scaling the social impact of financial institutions, developing and leading corporate social responsibility and ESG strategies, including how companies build trust and rapport with customers and communities and empower and engage employees.
Outside of work, Kim leads The Respect Institute as national founding board chair and is a member of the cofounding team which has been recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative, Ashoka Changemakers and Packard Foundation for reaching over 80,000 youth and influencers in K-12 schools and juvenile justice systems with their Respect 360 program focused on ending the school to prison pipeline.
Kim was ranked #4 in the Top 50 EMpower 2019 Ethnic Minority Future Leaders list on Yahoo! Finance and was listed at #5 in the Top 50 EMpower 2018 Ethnic Minority Future Leaders list in the Financial Times. She has been acknowledged as a 100 Women of Influence, 40 Under 40, and Woman of Distinction in Banking & Finance by the Silicon Valley Business Journal for her contributions to community and championing diversity in business.
Tiffany Stevenson currently serves as Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer, Global Head of Communities at Box, based in RedwoodCity. In her role ,she over sees the talent, learning, inclusion and community efforts, including Box.org, on behalf of awesome Boxers and nonprofit communities worldwide. With a core belief that culture is a VERB and not a noun, Tiffany believes that her ultimate calling is to help make culture WIN inside and out!
Prior to Box, Tiffany served for 12 years at Sephora USA Inc.(LVMH), where she led the talent and learning functions and launched the D&I practice for the Americas region. Outside of work, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco (Smithsonian Affiliate) and most recently ended a two-year post on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship with the US Department of Commerce.
Tiffany holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Georgetown University.