Adriele is joined by guest host Dr. Janice Gassam Asare, founder of BWG Business Solutions, an award-winning DEI consultancy designed to help organizations create cultures built on equity, and a contributing writer for Forbes magazine. Together, they reflect on the transformations and changes in the DEI space in 2023 and their hopes and expectations for 2024. They touch on news from the week including Elon Musk’s “DEI must die” tweet, the Congressional Black Caucus issuing a letter to corporate America on DEI and racial equity commitments, and how AI is impacting journalists, including the firing of the Sports Illustrated CEO over AI-generated articles. [3:27] Then,, they go deep on DEI in 2023 including the affirmative action decision, lawsuits, compromised DEI roles, organizations dialing back their commitments and more. [22:02] Next, they talk about predictions and hopes for what’s ahead including the need to decenter whiteness. All that, plus CheckMyAds.org and the WHO’s guidelines for the health of trans and gender diverse people. [49:29]
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