On this edition of Spotlight:
Racism and allyship take the Spotlight
Starring: Dr. Bernice A. King, Vernā Myers, and Doyin Richards
On this edition of Spotlight:
Starring: Dr. Bernice A. King, Vernā Myers, and Doyin Richards
Workhuman Spotlight is a first-of-its-kind talk show series for leaders and HR professionals. No filters. No script. No nonsense. Just straight-up straight-talk on the HR topics most important to you.
Our August 23 Broadcast focuses on Racism and Allyship in America
Creating real change in the workplace requires candid conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, to first understand what’s happening in the world, then to understand where your perspective fits and finally to understand how your workplace stacks up. Starting with an honest discussion between Dr. Bernice A King, Verna Myers, and Doyin Richards, and ending with a fireside chat with two business leaders, attendees will leave inspired, armed with actionable insights to make progress within their organizations, and ready to become champions for change in reshaping the modern workplace.
The daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Bernice is a global thought leader, orator, and peace advocate. As the CEO of The King Center, she advances her parents’ legacy of nonviolent social change through policy, advocacy, research, education, and training. Under her leadership, the center has implemented numerous initiatives reaching over 500,000 people around the world, including the Beloved Community Leadership Academy, Students with King, NV365 Education & Training, and The Beloved Community Talks, a courageous conversations platform about the difficult racial and social justice issues impacting our world.
The daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Bernice is a global thought leader, orator, and peace advocate. As the CEO of The King Center, she advances her parents’ legacy of nonviolent social change through policy, advocacy, research, education, and training. Under her leadership, the center has implemented numerous initiatives reaching over 500,000 people around the world, including the Beloved Community Leadership Academy, Students with King, NV365 Education & Training, and The Beloved Community Talks, a courageous conversations platform about the difficult racial and social justice issues impacting our world.
A Harvard-trained lawyer and founder of The Vernā Myers Company, Vernā is an inclusion strategist, cultural innovator, thought leader, and social commentator. In her role at Netflix, she helps devise and implement strategies that integrate cultural diversity, inclusion, and equity into all aspects of its operations worldwide. Vernā is the author of “Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go From Well-Meaning to Well-Doing” and “What If I Say the Wrong Thing? 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People.” Her inspiring TED Talk, “How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them,” has been viewed more than 4 million times.
Panel Moderator- Meisha-ann has spent almost twenty years as a diversity researcher and practitioner. She earned her PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology in 2006, based on her research on diversity attitudes in the workplace. At Workhuman, she leads a team dedicated to proving the impact of positive work experiences. An expert in people analytics, Meisha-ann loves using data to identify and remedy inclusion gaps in the employee experience. She regularly speaks on diversity-related topics, and her insights have been featured in Forbes, HR Dive and Benefits Pro.