WELCOME TO EMERGING ALLY

So I am a math geek. Yes I was the kid who sat in the front row of math class. You know the one with the glasses. The skinny geeky kid. I...

I am often asked for resources - books, websites, etc. - to help people be better allies. For that reason I put the “Resources” tab on...

So it was an interesting conversation. I had stopped by the cube of someone on my team to see how they were doing. They were a recent...

(Note this was scheduled for earlier in the year but the Capitol Riots altered the timing.) The New Year is upon us and it is a time for...

So I witnessed what happened on Wednesday January 6 like everyone else in the country. I was working in my office at home because like...

2020 has been hard on everyone. Everywhere. Harder for some than for others. I hope 2021 is better for you and yours in whatever way...

I grew up in a diverse neighborhood filled with different religious institutions. Within walking distance were an Episcopalian Church, a...

High school. I know many people wax prosaic about their high school and wish they could go back. Not me. Full of awkwardness and...

So it's been 6 months since I watched the George Floyd video. 8 minutes and 46 seconds. It shook me. Hard. Still does. I was amazed at...

The phone rings. I pick it up. “Is Mr. Turn there?” … Sigh… My wife looks at me. I roll my eyes. She shakes her head. Another close...

Dear Emerging Ally, As you travel this journey you will be faced with obstacles. We often think of the obstacles as being individuals but...

Dear Emerging Ally, So I wanted to take a moment to talk about privilege. It's a hard discussion. So I apologize ahead of time as I will...

Dear Emerging Ally, In my prior post I talked about how to recognize how close the Diversity and Inclusion problem is. I asked you to...

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are amazing institutions. Graduates of those universities have made outstanding...

Dear Emerging Ally, So you’ve started this journey of allyship and are listening and reading. You’ve Googled and watched movies. It is...

So here we are again. I had planned to write something else. Hoped to write about something else. Now I find myself writing about this....

Dear emerging ally I mentioned Diversity and Inclusion is personal to me. I should try to explain. To give context. I grew up Quaker - a...

I don’t know what brought you on this journey: George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Tree of Life synagogue, Pulse Nightclub, or a personal event...