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What is Culture?
If you’ve been having a hard time being productive for the last week or so, it’s understandable. Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s ongoing beef...

Nina Rodgers
May 7, 20243 min read


Lessons From the Movement to Free Palestine
Palestine’s liberation is inextricably linked to Black liberation.
I’m reminded of this as I watch the many fearless people in encampments

Nina Rodgers
May 1, 20242 min read


Key Truths About Blackness & Neurodiversity
In the workplace, Blackness can make you a target. People who sit at the intersections of Blackness & Neurodiversity have unique and...

Nina Rodgers
Apr 24, 20242 min read


What the WNBA Teaches Us About Showing Up for Women in the Workplace
I grew up playing basketball, live in South Carolina, and have always been a huge Dawn Staley fan, so naturally, I was locked into this...

Nina Rodgers
Apr 17, 20243 min read


An End to White Supremacy Culture is an End to the Black Maternal Health Crisis
Just like we say that it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to support Black mothers as they experience pregnancy,...

Nina Rodgers
Apr 10, 20243 min read


Trigger Warning: Sexual assault, sexual violence
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off, it’s critical now to consider the role that the workplace has to play in supporting...

Nina Rodgers
Apr 5, 20242 min read


Navigating & Thriving In a Season of Anti-DEI Backlash, Part II
In this week’s case anti-dei backlash, we saw the clock roll back on DEI initiatives, the US House Office of Diversity and Inclusion...

Nina Rodgers
Mar 27, 20243 min read


Navigating & Thriving In a Season of Anti-DEI Backlash
We’ve experienced intense waves of whitelash in the U.S. for centuries – so this latest whitelash against diversity, equity, and...

Nina Rodgers
Mar 20, 20242 min read


Healing From a Toxic Work Environment
Tareasa “Reesa Teesa” Johnson has taken the internet by storm with her 50+ part TikTok series “Who TF Did I Marry.” While her experience...

Nina Rodgers
Mar 13, 20243 min read


Feminism Isn’t Just for White Women
When the women I coach with Rachel Vicente through our Authentically Me Fellowship begin to reflect on the traumatic experiences they’ve...

Nina Rodgers
Mar 7, 20243 min read


This Black Women’s History Week, Use DEIB to Honor the Black Women on Your Team
This week marks Black Women’s History Week, the overlapping time between Black History Month and Women’s History Month that celebrates...

Nina Rodgers
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Are Allies Even a Thing?
The concept of ‘pet to threat’ became more widely known in 2020 after attorney and writer Erika Stallings published a moving piece on...

Nina Rodgers
Feb 21, 20243 min read


What's Love Got Do Do With It? Black History Month Blog Post.
Throughout some of my most challenging experiences in the workplace, it was the loving bonds that I developed with colleagues and other...

Nina Rodgers
Feb 14, 20242 min read


Black History is More Than a Month
Please come in here with some sense this Black History Month. It should go without saying that February should not be the only month your...

Nina Rodgers
Feb 7, 20242 min read


Your Commitment to DEI Starts in the Interview Process
Layoffs are affecting so much of the workforce now – and especially Black folks. Laid off or not, the job search process can be...

Nina Rodgers
Jan 31, 20244 min read


How to Prepare Your DEI Strategy for the 2024 Election
Election anxiety is real – and your team may already be wrestling with it, especially if you’re a leader in the nonprofit, philanthropic,...

Nina Rodgers
Jan 24, 20243 min read


From The Color Purple to Corporate Code-Switching: Why We Need a Radical Rethink of Labor for Black Women
Hollywood executives may be out of touch with the lived experiences of everyday people, but the actors and crew members who keep the...
vjenkins5
Jan 17, 20242 min read


Put Some Respect on Coretta Scott King’s Name, Black Women Are Not Your Mules
With #MLKDay around the corner, I’m bracing myself for the many misinterpretations and misuses of Dr. King’s life and legacy. But one of...

Nina Rodgers
Jan 10, 20242 min read


You Likely Know a Claudine Gay
Black women in power at predominately White spaces typically have two options: the institution’s way, or the highway. Claudine Gay, the...
vjenkins5
Jan 3, 20243 min read


11.22.23
Growing up, my Dad always referred to Thanksgiving as Native American genocide day. We may have gathered with family and feasted on our...

Nina Rodgers
Nov 22, 20232 min read
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