In January 2025 a Scottish colleague of ours watched the inauguration of the current President of the United States. This White male direct-messaged us on LinkedIn to ask the headline question: “Why is everything being blamed on DEI and Black people?” The Power of Reflection We didn’t reply right away. We’ve always felt it prudent […]

We are bombarded by information on our favorite channels, influencers or newsfeed. How discerning are you? And when you hear something that sounds “off,” do you go digging to find the facts? CNN is a popular news source for many business people. In August of this year, TV fitness personality Jillian Michaels appeared on a […]

At the recommendation of Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project, we carry this slim, 126-page, pocket-sized book with us at all times. We recommend the time is now for Americans who are concerned about the hostile position that the office of the President of the United States in 2025 has taken against its citizens, […]

May 26, 2020: The First Conversation Five years ago in May, the woman on the left called the woman on the right. It was the day after the murder of George Floyd. On that day, a conversation on race began between two long-term friends (20+ years) who had never much talked about race until that […]

If you’ve been following the news this week, Vice President Kamala Harris has been described by some as a “DEI hire”. What does that term mean? “DEI hire” is a pejorative term that alleges a person of color and/or a woman* was hired, appointed, or nominated not because of their qualifications but because they are […]

What is your familiarity with the terms, "blood quantum" and "one-drop rule?"

We took the Antiracist Style Indicator (ASI) when we first began writing The Business of Race in June 2020. We didn’t know what we didn’t know. So we took a first step and then another step. Then another. Shortly into our journey, those steps led us to the ASI. And learning about redlining. The origins […]

This is a clip from the documentary, Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, produced by World Trust. Author and educator Dr. Joy DeGruy shares how her sister-in-law uses her White privilege to stand up to systemic inequity. Watch it alone. Watch it together. Either way, be sure to reflect on or discuss the […]

The headline question is one we received at a business conference in Montreal. Our short answer: Absolutely. The longer answer: we both were born and raised in the U.S. So, much of the focus in The Business of Race is on racial dynamics in businesses in our country of origin. Neither of us is in […]