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Talking To Children About the LA Wildfires: Navigating Uncertainty with Calm and Care

Wildfires are not just natural disasters — they are deeply personal for those who live through them. In communities like Altadena and the…

Jan 13

Talking To Children About the LA Wildfires: Navigating Uncertainty with Calm and Care

Jan 13

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The Day After: Reflections on the 2024 Election

The election results have been sobering, another painful reminder that this country was made for us to thrive. Once again, we’re seeing how…

Nov 7, 2024

The Day After: Reflections on the 2024 Election

Nov 7, 2024

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They Not Like Us

May 10, 2024

They Not Like Us

May 10, 2024

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Is Your School Ready to Follow a Black Leader?

The Black@ movement on Instagram delivered an honest blow to the ills of systemic racism rampant within the independent school community…

Oct 20, 2022

Oct 20, 2022

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Amanda Gorman Exists At Your School Too

As we revel in the young poet’s rising future, don’t forget there are other Black girls across the world who deserve to be uplifted

Feb 8, 2021

Black girl reading in front of her classmates at school.

Feb 8, 2021

The Dismantling of DEI: Division by Design

The attacks on DEI are not about its imperativeness or effectiveness, but rather a tactic to delegitimize expertise, detract from necessary…

Dec 18, 2024

The Dismantling of DEI: Division by Design

Dec 18, 2024

Paying The Black Tax

In the Black community, there is the “Black Tax,” a non-cliche term expressing the sentiment that Black people must carry the burden of…

May 28, 2024

Paying The Black Tax

May 28, 2024

Rachel Nichols and Enduring White Feminism in the Workplace

For Black women, we understand all too well that there is a Rachel Nichols that we have encountered in the workplace. Yes, the white woman…

Jul 23, 2021

Two white women holding a feminism sign.

Jul 23, 2021

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When Is It OK to use the N-word? Never. Here’s Why.

Many white teens are obsessed with using the N-word. Yes, that ugly, harmful word seems to effortlessly roll off of the tongues of white…

Jul 1, 2021

When Is It OK to use the N-word? Never. Here’s Why.

Jul 1, 2021

‘The Talk’ — for White Parents

The time is now. Your children are watching.

Jul 1, 2021

‘The Talk’ — for White Parents

Jul 1, 2021

Prioritizing White Comfort Over Black Pain: One Year Later

Today, is exactly a year to the date that we all bore witness to the murder of George Floyd. In the months that immediately followed there…

May 25, 2021

Prioritizing White Comfort Over Black Pain: One Year Later

May 25, 2021

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White People….Are you Having the Right Conversation on Privilege?

The summer of 2020 will be memorialized as a moment of truth for America; the summer that illuminated the ills of racial injustice. The…

Jan 26, 2021

White People….Are you Having the Right Conversation on Privilege?

Jan 26, 2021

Reflections on the Insurrection and Why We Can’t Just Move On!

January 6th, 2021 will be remembered as one of the darkest moments in American history. I watched in dismay as domestic terrorists stormed…

Jan 11, 2021

Reflections on the Insurrection and Why We Can’t Just Move On!

Jan 11, 2021

Tamir Rice: Six Years Later

Last week marked the six anniversary of when Tamir Rice was murdered by police in Ohio for playing with a toy gun. Tamir was only 12 years…

Nov 29, 2020

Tamir Rice: Six Years Later

Nov 29, 2020

It’s The Black Love For Me!

The Unapologetic Black Love Story of Love Island’s Justine Ndiba and Caleb Corprew

Nov 10, 2020

Love Island Season II Winners, Justine Ndiba & Caleb Corprew.

Nov 10, 2020

A Witness to Whiteness: America, Hold That Broken Mirror Up

On the night of the election as the nation awaited the results, I went to bed with a deep pit in my stomach. I was uneasy because the 2020…

Nov 8, 2020

Illustration: Marcus Torres

Nov 8, 2020

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Pass the Mic: How Men Can Amplify Female Voices in Zoom Meetings

Two summers ago in graduate school, one of my male classmates, Tom, noticed my hand had been raised for several minutes waiting to be…

Nov 2, 2020

Pass the Mic: How Men Can Amplify Female Voices in Zoom Meetings

Nov 2, 2020

Change Isn’t Silent: Here’s What Real Allyship Looks Like-Social Media Postings Ain’t It

In one of largest movements for racial justice amidst a global pandemic, I have noticed that many social media feeds are returning back to…

Oct 27, 2020

Change Isn’t Silent: Here’s What Real Allyship Looks Like-Social Media Postings Ain’t It

Oct 27, 2020

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Too Much Too Fast: Black Girls Need Therapy to Process the Racial Trauma of Everyday Life

In predominantly white institutions, Black girls are often left out of the narrative

Oct 26, 2020

Too Much Too Fast: Black Girls Need Therapy to Process the Racial Trauma of Everyday Life

Oct 26, 2020

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Beyond Bubble Baths: Self-Love and Self-Care Look Different for Black Women

For Black women, Self-Care Sunday has not only become a trending hashtag but an obligatory necessity in order to survive 2020. As the twin…

Oct 12, 2020

Oct 12, 2020

Ralinda Watts

Ralinda Watts

Author+Diversity Expert +Consultant+Creative +Podcaster at the intersection of Race, Identity, Culture, & Justice. Let’s be in conversation. #RalindaSpeaks

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