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Coached by Vanity, Part 1: What to Do When a New Job Is Not Working Out

Jul 23, 20245 min read

Coached by Vanity, Part 1: What to Do When a New Job Is Not Working Out

ShiftED’s fourth anniversary is coming up soon, and I’ve been in my feelings lately reflecting on the journey it’s been the last few...

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Nina Rodgers

Jul 17, 20243 min read

Keeping Equity in DEI

Last week, the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) announced that it was dropping the word ‘equity’ from its Diversity, Equity,...

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Nina Rodgers

Jul 10, 20243 min read

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

Yesterday marked Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which marks the point in the year where Black women would finally earn what White men...

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What Does the 4th of July Mean to Americans in 2024?

Vanity Jenkins

Jul 4, 20245 min read

What Does the 4th of July Mean to Americans in 2024?

In 1852, Fredrick Douglass asked, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” He answered that question, stating: I answer a day...

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Lessons from The Pop Out: A Moment for Black Culture

Nina Rodgers

Jun 26, 20243 min read

Lessons from The Pop Out: A Moment for Black Culture

The Drake and Kendrick Lamar rap beef reached new heights last week with Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert at the...

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Bringing Authenticity Back to Pride Month

Nina Rodgers

Jun 11, 20242 min read

Bringing Authenticity Back to Pride Month

As Pride Month kicks off, it’s an opportune time to reflect on how your company’s DEI strategy can be improved to support LGBTQIA+...

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Yes, White Supremacy Culture Can be Unlearned

Nina Rodgers

May 29, 20243 min read

Yes, White Supremacy Culture Can be Unlearned

After losing the 2020 presidential election, the GOP adjusted their strategy to now include school boards as a battleground for swinging...

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It’s Not Just Confrontational, It’s Racist

Nina Rodgers

May 23, 20242 min read

It’s Not Just Confrontational, It’s Racist

Last week, a House Oversight meeting turned hostile when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had already been disruptive to the Committee’s...

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Colleague or Colonizer? Using DEI to Shift Workplace Relationships

Nina Rodgers

May 15, 20243 min read

Colleague or Colonizer? Using DEI to Shift Workplace Relationships

Many truths came from the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef, but the one I’ve been sitting with the most over the last week came from Kendrick’s...

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Nina Rodgers

May 7, 20243 min read

What is Culture?

If you’ve been having a hard time being productive for the last week or so, it’s understandable. Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s ongoing beef...

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Lessons From the Movement to Free Palestine

Nina Rodgers

May 1, 20242 min read

Lessons From the Movement to Free Palestine

Palestine’s liberation is inextricably linked to Black liberation. I’m reminded of this as I watch the many fearless people in encampments

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Key Truths About Blackness & Neurodiversity

Nina Rodgers

Apr 24, 20242 min read

Key Truths About Blackness & Neurodiversity

In the workplace, Blackness can make you a target. People who sit at the intersections of Blackness & Neurodiversity have unique and...

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What the WNBA Teaches Us About Showing Up for Women in the Workplace

Nina Rodgers

Apr 17, 20243 min read

What the WNBA Teaches Us About Showing Up for Women in the Workplace

I grew up playing basketball, live in South Carolina, and have always been a huge Dawn Staley fan, so naturally, I was locked into this...

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An End to White Supremacy Culture is an End to the Black Maternal Health Crisis

Nina Rodgers

Apr 10, 20243 min read

An End to White Supremacy Culture is an End to the Black Maternal Health Crisis

Just like we say that it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to support Black mothers as they experience pregnancy,...

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Trigger Warning: Sexual assault, sexual violence

Nina Rodgers

Apr 5, 20242 min read

Trigger Warning: Sexual assault, sexual violence

As Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off, it’s critical now to consider the role that the workplace has to play in supporting...

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Navigating & Thriving In a Season of Anti-DEI Backlash, Part II

Nina Rodgers

Mar 27, 20243 min read

Navigating & Thriving In a Season of Anti-DEI Backlash, Part II

In this week’s case anti-dei backlash, we saw the clock roll back on DEI initiatives, the US House Office of Diversity and Inclusion...

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Navigating & Thriving In a Season of Anti-DEI Backlash

Nina Rodgers

Mar 20, 20242 min read

Navigating & Thriving In a Season of Anti-DEI Backlash

We’ve experienced intense waves of whitelash in the U.S. for centuries – so this latest whitelash against diversity, equity, and...

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Nina Rodgers

Mar 13, 20243 min read

Healing From a Toxic Work Environment

Tareasa “Reesa Teesa” Johnson has taken the internet by storm with her 50+ part TikTok series “Who TF Did I Marry.” While her experience...

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Nina Rodgers

Mar 7, 20243 min read

Feminism Isn’t Just for White Women

When the women I coach with Rachel Vicente through our Authentically Me Fellowship begin to reflect on the traumatic experiences they’ve...

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This Black Women’s History Week, Use DEIB to Honor the Black Women on Your Team

Nina Rodgers

Feb 28, 20243 min read

This Black Women’s History Week, Use DEIB to Honor the Black Women on Your Team

This week marks Black Women’s History Week, the overlapping time between Black History Month and Women’s History Month that celebrates...

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