27 min
Crisis Conversations: Woke at Work? Better Life Lab
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- Society & Culture
After the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police sparked a racial justice reckoning, many American organizations put up Black Lives Matter signs. Many put out statements committing to tear down structural racism and build diverse, equitable and inclusive cultures at work. The trick is — how exactly do you do that? These business and organizational leaders have some ideas.
Host:
Brigid Schulte, Director, Better Life Lab at New America
Guests:
Melonie Parker, Chief diversity officer at Google, whose team produced the 2020 Diversity Annual Report
Anselm Beach, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Equity and Inclusion, spearheading Project Inclusion
Sarah Todd, Senior reporter, Quartz and Quartz at Work, author of What an anti-racist workplace looks like
Tim Cynova and Lauren Ruffin, COO and Chief External Relations Officer for Fractured Atlas, a New York City-based nonprofit that helps artists access funding
After the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police sparked a racial justice reckoning, many American organizations put up Black Lives Matter signs. Many put out statements committing to tear down structural racism and build diverse, equitable and inclusive cultures at work. The trick is — how exactly do you do that? These business and organizational leaders have some ideas.
Host:
Brigid Schulte, Director, Better Life Lab at New America
Guests:
Melonie Parker, Chief diversity officer at Google, whose team produced the 2020 Diversity Annual Report
Anselm Beach, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Equity and Inclusion, spearheading Project Inclusion
Sarah Todd, Senior reporter, Quartz and Quartz at Work, author of What an anti-racist workplace looks like
Tim Cynova and Lauren Ruffin, COO and Chief External Relations Officer for Fractured Atlas, a New York City-based nonprofit that helps artists access funding
27 min