top of page


Coached by Vanity Part 2: Navigating the Leadership Leap: Empowering Women of Color in Management
In recognition of ShiftED’s upcoming anniversary, we’re back this week with part two of our Coached by Vanity series. Last week, we met...

Nina Rodgers
Jul 31, 20244 min read


Coached by Vanity, Part 1: What to Do When a New Job Is Not Working Out
ShiftED’s fourth anniversary is coming up soon, and I’ve been in my feelings lately reflecting on the journey it’s been the last few...

Nina Rodgers
Jul 24, 20245 min read


Keeping Equity in DEI
Last week, the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) announced that it was dropping the word ‘equity’ from its Diversity, Equity,...

Nina Rodgers
Jul 17, 20243 min read


Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
Yesterday marked Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which marks the point in the year where Black women would finally earn what White men...

Nina Rodgers
Jul 10, 20243 min read


What Does the 4th of July Mean to Americans in 2024?
In 1852, Fredrick Douglass asked, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” He answered that question, stating: I answer a day...

Vanity Jenkins
Jul 4, 20245 min read


Lessons from The Pop Out: A Moment for Black Culture
The Drake and Kendrick Lamar rap beef reached new heights last week with Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert at the...

Nina Rodgers
Jun 26, 20243 min read


Bringing Authenticity Back to Pride Month
As Pride Month kicks off, it’s an opportune time to reflect on how your company’s DEI strategy can be improved to support LGBTQIA+...

Nina Rodgers
Jun 11, 20242 min read


Yes, White Supremacy Culture Can be Unlearned
After losing the 2020 presidential election, the GOP adjusted their strategy to now include school boards as a battleground for swinging...

Nina Rodgers
May 29, 20243 min read


It’s Not Just Confrontational, It’s Racist
Last week, a House Oversight meeting turned hostile when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had already been disruptive to the Committee’s...

Nina Rodgers
May 23, 20242 min read


Colleague or Colonizer? Using DEI to Shift Workplace Relationships
Many truths came from the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef, but the one I’ve been sitting with the most over the last week came from Kendrick’s...

Nina Rodgers
May 15, 20243 min read


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
bottom of page