Racial Equity

Ensuring Safety for the LGBTQ+ Community: Protecting Our Rights in Workplaces & Beyond

By / / Best Practices, Community Spotlight, Courageous Conversations, Events, Racial Equity, Trans Inclusion / 1 minute of reading

Executive Brief Now Available!In April, Pride in Our Workplace partnered with the Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation to host a powerful panel discussion on “Ensuring Safety for the LGBTQ+ Community: Protecting Our Rights in Workplaces & Beyond.” The event brought together leading voices from advocacy, healthcare, government, and legal fields to address urgent […]

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Building Community & Reclaiming Black Pride with Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation

By / / Community Grant, Community Spotlight, Pride, Racial Equity / 5 minutes of reading

Since its founding, Boson Lesbigay Urban Foundation has sought to support the development of strong, sustainable, LGBTQIA+ community gatherings in and around the Boston area.

Join PIOW for a BHM Q&A with 2024 Community Grant recipient, Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation!

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Moving Beyond Intention to Impact with Malia Lazu

By / / Best Practices, Courageous Conversations, Events, Racial Equity / 5 minutes of reading

Malia Lazu is an award winning, tenured strategist in diversity & inclusion, sparking economic development and investment in urban entrepreneurship for over twenty years. She is the founder of The Lazu Group & Urban Labs and the author of a new book, From Intention to Impact: A Practical Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Lazu joined PIOW’s Jonathan Allen as a panelist at our recent BPL Town Hall addressing the future of LGBTQ+ protections and DEI policy. Today, we are revisiting that conversation and providing new insight into what Lazu defines as ‘the gap between intention and impact.’

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Embracing the Intersections: A Hispanic Heritage Month Q&A with Bianca Robinson

By / / Allyship, Community Spotlight, Courageous Conversations, Racial Equity / 5 minutes of reading

PIOW is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting the thought leadership of a trailblazer in Boston’s LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities, Bianca Robinson.

In today’s Q&A, Bianca shares with us the ways in which connections to her own heritage and support from trans mentors have informed her approach as a diversity, equity, and inclusion leader in the workplace. Read on for the full interview.

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Centering LGBTQ+ Mental Health and AAPI Experience with AJ Guerrero, LMHC

By / / Allyship, Community Spotlight, Courageous Conversations, Racial Equity / 4 minutes of reading

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, the PIOW team is highlighting the thought leadership of AJ Guerrero, a mental health professional and member of the LGBTQ+ AAPI community. 

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Courageous Conversations: Innovation, Discomfort, and Intentionality with Chastity Bowick

By / / Best Practices, Courageous Conversations, Racial Equity / 8 minutes of reading

We are closing out Black History Month 2022 with episode three of PIOW’s Courageous Conversations series featuring the Transgender Emergency Fund’s Chastity Bowick and Leadership Brainery’s Jonathan Allen. In this conversation, Chastity shares her own story navigating identity, community tensions, and recognizing one’s own worth in a society that often tries to silence and stagnate LGBTQ+ and Black individuals.

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Courageous Conversations: Difference, Solidarity, and Accountability with Keith Marion

By / / Best Practices, Courageous Conversations, Racial Equity / 6 minutes of reading

We were thrilled to sit down with Keith during Black History Month to discuss how he grounds his DEI leadership strategy within a nuanced understanding of difference and his own identity as an LGBTQ+ ally and Black man. Jonathan and Kieth model the type of courageous conversations we all need to begin having with one another, through which we can better recognize our communities’ intersections to drive personal growth and societal change. Join us in watching this dynamic discussion.

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Courageous Conversations: Black History, Community, and Navigating Identity with Beth Chandler

By / / Best Practices, Courageous Conversations, Racial Equity / 4 minutes of reading

Courageous Conversations highlights complex societal dynamics that influence our relationships, professional opportunities, and quality of life. Our 2022 BHM series celebrates Black LGBTQ+ leaders and the contributions they make towards our collective progression.

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Celebration, Education, and Accountability on Juneteenth

By / / Best Practices, Racial Equity / 4 minutes of reading

Progress towards a more equitable future can begin when we center Black LGBTQ+ individuals, experiences, and histories in our collective advocacy. By deepening our understanding of the systemic oppression faced by Black and marginalized communities, we become better equipped to push for larger workplace and societal change.

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