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Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other

Black, White, or Other? “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” Being Black and growing up in the South—between Virginia and Mississippi—with a name like Pedro Senhorinha Ramos Montero Silva brought in many unwelcomed experiences in my life. One of which was the otheringContinueContinue reading “Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other”

Know Who Your Audience Is and Who It Isn’t

One night I woke up from a dream that I was supposed to give a speech to thousands of people. But, we kept having technical difficulties and having to start the session over. This happened 7 times and with each restart, we would lose people until there was only about 40 people left. These 40ContinueContinue reading “Know Who Your Audience Is and Who It Isn’t”

It’s Never Too Late to Say What You Wish You Said

Have you ever found yourself in a situation when you either said something that you wish you didn’t say or didn’t say something that you wish you did? If not, you are probably AI and I am not talking to you. But, the rest of us usually feel that way at least sometimes, whether itContinueContinue reading “It’s Never Too Late to Say What You Wish You Said”

Arguing not to Fight: A Hope for America

Healing America’s Divides Begins With You In his book, The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide, author and founder of Mediators Foundation, Mark Gerzon makes the case that everyday citizens have the power to heal the divides that are rampant in our society. And through narrative in the book andContinueContinue reading “Arguing not to Fight: A Hope for America”

Recreating With Aloha in Mind and Heart

When most people hear the word Aloha, they think that it simply means hello and farewell. But, more precisely, it means “the presence of the Breath” i.e. The Breath of Life. And as some of my friends who are of the land of Hawaii have shared with me, it is akin to expressing “I loveContinueContinue reading “Recreating With Aloha in Mind and Heart”