The workforce employment rate for the visually impaired has historically been exceptionally low, but that is slowly changing with companies beginning to finally realize that the visually impaired are natural problem solvers, and are creative, resilient, and innovative out of necessity. Kamille Richardson, founder of iSee Technologies spoke more on this topic.

Businesses across the country are working diligently to create a work culture that is truly inclusive - especially for the hairstyles of black women. That’s why we held a Courageous Conversation on the topic, where we heard from one of the co-founders of the CROWN Act, Adjoa B. Asamoah, as well as from several local leaders in the space.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 30 percent of workers in the construction industry are of Hispanic origin. Construction companies like Skanska have translators on job sites who provide safety instructions and communicate project tasks in Spanish, but sometimes information gets lost in translation.

Everyone has altered certain aspects of their personality to fit in at some point in their career. For historically underrepresented employees, changing one’s appearance, behavior, or speech can become an everyday survival tool to fit in and advance at work. It’s called code-switching.

Tamara Terry holds many titles at RTI International, which is a shout out to the expansive and important work she does. I sat down with her to discuss the importance of this work and what drives her every day.

Achieving diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging has become a widely held goal for many corporations. But what do these words mean, and why do they matter?

Most of us intuitively know that having diversity at work is a good thing. But, do you really know why? There is now overwhelming evidence of a strong business case for diversity and inclusion.

The Pew Research Center asserts that the youngest generation in the U.S. is entering adulthood as the country’s most racially and ethnically diverse generation and is on its way to becoming the best-educated generation yet. And this generation is now entering the workforce.