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News in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

April 27th, 2023

Battling Microaggressions

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Microaggressions are everyday slights, insults, putdowns, invalidations, and offensive behaviors that people experience in daily interactions with generally well-intentioned…

February 23rd, 2023

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Defining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

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What does defining diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging actually entail? It's important to know the meaning of these words…

March 3rd, 2023

the way home, episode 28

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Today’s episode features Angela Woods, JD, MBA, Crossnore's Chief Operating Officer. Angela talks about her journey to leadership as…

October 5th, 2022

Talking to Your Children about Race and Racism

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As a parent of nine year old twins, my spouse and I have found ourselves “all in” at every…

August 3rd, 2022

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7 Commitments with an Anti-Racist Framework

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Written by our Evolve committee, these commitments help guide our internal work to ensure that we are operating as…

March 17th, 2022

Working Toward the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Then and Now

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On March 21, 1960, police in Sharpeville, South Africa killed 69 people during a peaceful demonstration against apartheid pass…

December 2nd, 2021

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Crossnore

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On September 1, 2021, Crossnore Communities for Children’s made me its full-time Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager. In…

September 9th, 2021

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Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare

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Let me admit something, right up front. Writing for this blog topic has been difficult. Not because of the…

June 10th, 2021

Providing Hope and Healing for Transgender Youth

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Imagine Child Protective Services removing you from your home without notice. Imagine then being placed in a strange home…

February 24th, 2021

Writing a New Narrative of Healing

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion - three words gaining heavy traction in society, now more than ever. What do they…