by Marie Deveaux | Nov 2, 2023 | Activism
Bragging while female I have found is one of the most challenging aspects of climbing the corporate ladder. The primary reason for this is of course that gender precludes how women are expected to communicate in the workplace and how we’re expected to relate to... 
by Marie Deveaux | Oct 13, 2023 | Activism, DEIB
The Startling Reality of Commitment to Allyship. Only 4% of people who claim to be allies have the temerity to last more than a news cycle. I recently read an article from Theresa M. Robinson who does work specifically around empowering and coaching White would-be... 
by Marie Deveaux | Oct 2, 2023 | Activism
How do you know if you’re an activist? I didn’t really see myself as one until deep into my entrepreneurial journey. Surprising, right? But let’s break it down: Do you consider your 9-to-5 or 10-to-6 gig as a form of activism? Do you engage in... 
by Marie Deveaux | Jan 28, 2022 | Activism, Learn, Read
It is not the job of black people to teach you history because history does not just belong to one demographic group. We share a history as inhabitants of the planet. As we all grow and learn, we can also achieve more. And that allows us all to have conversations... 
by Marie Deveaux | May 28, 2021 | Activism
It’s been a year of reckoning, a year of racial awareness in America. One year ago this week, a man named George Floyd was murdered in the streets of Minneapolis. The world watched and cried as a white man knelt on a Black man’s neck for over 9 minutes.... 
by Marie Deveaux | Mar 26, 2021 | Activism
It’s interesting to me that in 2021 people are still using proximity as a proxy for evidence of inclusion or inclusive behavior. In sessions with clients I remind them that “to include” is a verb. It’s an action word, as my second grader will... 
