It took me a few days to gather up the strength to watch the George Floyd video. I knew I had to do it. So I did. I watched it and cried. I watched the expression on George’s face as he faded away, I heard his cries for help calling out ‘mama’ ‘I can’t breathe’ Continue Reading
Mike wrote this a few days ago on his blog. Thank you Mike for this conversation and for being an ally. “During these tense times – I read a John F. Kennedy quote that sums up the needs of Americans now: “Let us not despair, but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or Continue Reading
My friend Charlotte sent me the following note recently. “I am no expert and I’m trying to find my way and examining my core beliefs. But really I can’t thank you enough for these conversations. I was raised by a super racist, misogynist man. Unlearning so many things was hard and I feel like there Continue Reading
My friend Laura wrote this on FB a couple of days ago. “What is it in our nature that wants us to take sides? Does it start in school if you are classified as a jock or a geek? Does it get reinforced when you get your first job making minimum wage versus a living Continue Reading
“There are things white people will say like ‘I am colorblind’. You can say that if you are not in any danger.” “I just am realizing that the ability to sit out and watch from a place of comfort is really a privilege and that’s uncomfortable.” “Growing up I knew that my black friends had Continue Reading
I had a great conversation with KimChi this morning. She shares an experience from her school days where someone took the time to invest in her by recognizing her potential, giving her the opportunity to explore and learn which paved the path for her to a successful career in Journalism. Kimchi challenges us to look Continue Reading
Celeste was my first manager at my first job after college! She was a role model for me in so many different ways from how to show up in meetings, to how to speak your truth, to how to embrace your unique identity, and most importantly to have fun doing what you love doing. So Continue Reading
“Racism and how we view people is a learned behavior. We have to start breaking some of these paradigms” “My mother told me there are two things you remember in life. We all come into this world the same and we all leave this world. That makes you no better or worse than anybody else” Continue Reading
I had the great honor of working with Hugh during our time at Intuit. His words, his actions, his work have been a great influence on my professional life. It was great to engage with Hugh in a conversation about race, innovation, engaging as a community, and what it means to be an ally. Thank Continue Reading
Sagar is an engineer with big dreams and a self-proclaimed ‘mama’s boy’. When you meet Sagar, you will not be able to tell that he has only been in the field of Accessibility for a few years. He was recruited into Intuit as an intern /co-op where he got to test drive accessibility work. He Continue Reading
