Resources

On behalf of the WBH Experience team, let me first say thank you for your commitment to continued growth in this arena. D.E.I.I. can present challenges as you navigate and I personally have found it to be one of the most rewarding areas I have ever contributed to personally, as a team, an organization,  a community, and a country. I see the transformational experiences this work offers to so many people across the country each and every single day.

I believe together we can build a foundation for cultural change! As we continue to become more and more aware we can share our growth with others and they too will be inspired to make their own changes and contributions to the space and to a better future for generations to come. 

Sincerely,

Articles:

1. Women In The Workplace Report 2023

In a year of incredible disruption, women are setting a new standard for leadership…

2. Barriers to Inclusion in the Workplace

The Top Five Barriers to Inclusion and Why You Should Avoid Them!

Books:

1. Caste by Isabelle Wilkerson
2. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
3. What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson
4. Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
5. White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo

1. Still Processing 

The New York Times’ podcast presence is bigger than just the daily. Hosted by New York Times journalists Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris, this podcast is both entertaining and educational, and the two discuss topics around race, DEI in the workplace and key cultural conversations.

2. Code Switch

Code switching involves adjusting one’s behavior or expression in order to make others feel more comfortable, and that’s where NPR’s diversity podcast draws its name. After starting as a blog, journalists Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji take a half an hour every week to discuss race, culture and identity.

3. Hear to Slay

Hear to Slay started by discussing issues facing Black women in the workplace. Now, hosts Roxanne Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom discuss technology, art and politics through a Black feminist lens.

4. The Diversity Gap

As important as these conversations are, they’re only meaningful if listeners turn their knowledge into action, and The Diversity Gap is about just that. Host Bethaney Wilkison talks to industry leaders about where they see gaps in diversity and offers solutions to fill them. 

5. Latinos Who Lunch

In addition to pop culture and art, FavyFav and Bebelito discuss race, gender and class in LatinX communities with the mission of “maintaining visibility, accessibility and philosophy of de-centering white, male dominating cultural practices,” according to the show’s website. If you’re looking to learn more about intersectionality, this is a great place to start!

6. Making Gay History

In order to get where we’re going, we need to take a hard look about how we got here. Making Gay History is an oral history of key figures from the LGBTQ+ movement from 1945-1990. Tune in to hear about “both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes and witnesses” from history, according to the show’s description.

7. Race at Work

Host Porter Braswell wants to create a safe space to talk about how race can affect work experiences and outcomes. On the podcast, produced by the Harvard Business Review, leaders share their personal career journeys and talk about how race, equity and inclusion has influenced their paths.

8. If You Only Knew…with Dr. Debby Stroman

Dr. Debby Stroman was the first Black, female athlete to play at the University of Virginia. Now, she’s a UNC-Chapel Hill professor, entrepreneur, speaker, consultant and advocate. On her podcast, Dr Debby Stroman talks about race and diversity in athletics with some of the most influential leaders at the intersection of athletics and racial equity.

9. Disability Matters

Host Joyce Bender has been on a mission to employ and empower people with disabilities since 2004. With over 700 episodes, the disability employment consultant talks with experts about recruitment, mentoring and accessibility in the workplace.

10. Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox

We don’t want to be biased, but we do our best to touch on many of these topics in our podcast, too! So, for comprehensive conversations with leaders in the DEI space and community, tune in to Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox, hosted by Certified Diversity Executive Jackie Ferguson, on all platforms.