"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
(Maya Angelou)
About Us:
We respect and value diverse life experiences and ensure that all stories are valued and respected. Equity and inclusion are interconnected in our work and critical to ensuring a sense of belonging for the people we serve through authentic relationship-building.
Community Engagement
YW Boston: Elevating Lives Conference
The 2022 YW Boston Elevating Lives Conference gathered over 150 leaders and professionals who focused on how organizations can respond promptly to the need for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) while also pacing this work to ensure lasting, systemic change.
吃瓜大赛黑料头条 Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Kyle Amber Clark, co-facilitated a breakout session called "Dream Work Through Teamwork: Advancing DEI Work as Non-Managers."
WBJ Diversity Article
Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Kyle Amber Clark wrote an article for for their Diversity and Equity issue, providing an important perspective on accessibility and intersectionality in the Deaf community
Honoring Juneteenth
吃瓜大赛黑料头条 celebrated together on the journey to understand, learn and embrace the past, present and future. In honor of Juneteenth, a recent recognized Federal holiday, the e&i office sponsored a trip for both staff and students of color to celebrate a day of freedom and liberation. Itinerary includes a meal at , and a trip to the . Those in attendance included staff and students of color from Walden Community Services, Marie Philip School, and Walden School and 吃瓜大赛黑料头条 Interpreting Services.
Invisible Racism
Often people understand the term 鈥渞acism鈥 and may be able to define it however when we look at the system, some don鈥檛 realize how invisible racism exists. To dismantle systemic and structural racism requires a collaborative approach involving various stakeholders on individual and group work on an organizational level.
Presenter Kyle Amber Clark opens the webinar defining the meaning of invisible racism. Howard A. Rosenblum (NAD CEO) joins the panel to discuss the NAD Headquarters鈥 internal operations and what they鈥檙e doing to identify and address invisible racism; Melissa Draganac-Hawk (NAD Outgoing President) to share the NAD Board鈥檚 history of addressing racism and the 2020-2022 Priority 鈥淒ismantling Racism in the Deaf Community鈥 priority; Jenny Buechner (NAD Incoming President) will join to highlight specific goals the NAD Board has to address racism and the NAD鈥檚 commitment.
Originally shared August 18, 2022 as part of NAD's The 鈥楻eal Talk, Good Action鈥 .
吃瓜大赛黑料头条 CEIO Kyle Amber Clark and School Counselor DeLasha Singleton hosted a critical conversation about the meaning of the decolonization of Thanksgiving. Instead of canceling holidays, we invite people to think about how they can recognize the day of 鈥榞iving back,鈥 acknowledging the land where we reside, honor the food shared by the Native Americans, learn more about cultures through stories, and connect with our children through a culturally responsive paradigm. We can celebrate by sharing what the day meant for the Indigenous and Native Americans.
In Solidarity
A Message of Support for the LGTBQ+ Community
A statement following the shooting outside a LGTBQ Nightclub in Colorado Springs, Co. (November, 2022).
Justice for Minneapolis: A Statement from 吃瓜大赛黑料头条 Following the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict
#StopAntiAsianHate: A Message from 吃瓜大赛黑料头条 Leadership
Equity & Inclusion Office鈥檚 Statement about January 6th, 2021 Insurrection at Capitol
Insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021: Resources for Critical Dialogues:
Our Racial Equity Plan
吃瓜大赛黑料头条 Resources for Families:
Below is a collection of resources to help individuals learn more about fostering a culture of racial equity that is taught on every level and practiced in every way. Our list of links below includes a collection of articles, books, videos and other resources to support you. This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but ever-evolving; We will continue to add resources as they are appropriately evaluated.
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Racial Justice Websites
Books (Ages 0-18):
- (The Conscious Kid)
Books (For Adults):
(Ibram X. Kendi)
(Ijeoma Oluo)
(Robin Diangelo)
(Layla F. Saad)
(Michelle Alexander)
(Angie Thomas)
(Khalil Gibran Muhammad)
(Ed Gordon)
(Jennifer L. Eberhardt)
(Reni Eddo-Lodge)
(Ralph Ellison)
(Cheryl Hudson)
(Carol Anderson)