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Are implicit and explicit bias the same?

We’ve all heard the terms implicit, unconscious, and explicit bias before, but many of us wonder what the differences are. These terms are often interchangeable when people discuss them, so understanding what they mean is important. In this post, I will be a friendly...

Freedom, Not Finished

Every year on June 19, communities across the country come together to observe Juneteenth through parades, live music festivals, block parties, and other joyful events. However, many people may not fully understand its significance or why it is recognized as a federal...

From Get Out to Candyman: What Horror Movies Teach Us About Systemic Racism

Horror movies and ghost stories are often dismissed as entertainment, yet they provide a platform for narratives that are often overlooked in society. One such narrative is racism, a complex topic that can be difficult to discuss openly with those outside a person's...

Restorative Justice for Communities, Schools and Businesses

In his book, The Little Book of Restorative Justice, Howard Zehr, a leader of the Restorative Justice movement, defines it as “a process to involve those who have a stake in a specific offense and collectively identify and address harms, needs, and obligations...to...

Can Mindfulness Help Mitigate Unconscious Bias?

Mindfulness is an intense awareness of what you are sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgement. On the flip side, unconscious bias could be said to be an intense interpretation or judgement, without awareness of what or even why you are...

Engaging in Dialogue in a Global Polarized Environment

Interculturalists around the globe gathered in Belgium in early June for the SIETAR Europa Congress 2019 in Leuven Belgium. Executive Diversity Services President, Elmer Dixon, was once again a presenter at the conference. This year he facilitated a workshop that...

When did Diversity become a bad word?

In 1987 Secretary of Labor William Brock commissioned Workforce 2000 to look at emerging population trends in the US as it moved into the 21st century. Language in the report cited that “only 15 percent of the new entrants to the labor force over the next 13 years...

The Drive for Culturally Responsive Health Care

You might think the drive for culturally sensitive health care delivery was tied directly to the exponential increase in immigrant populations happening in cities of all sizes across the US. Indeed, there were a record 43.7 million immigrants, or 13.5% of the total...

Celebrate Black History Month

Hi Ho Kids Meet Former Black Panthers Elmer Dixon Interview by Hi Ho Kids The #HiHoKids meet a former Black Panther, including Executive Diversity Services President Elmer Dixon. Dixon was co-founder of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panthers. Students...

2018 Brings Increased Requests for Respectful Workplace Training

Connected to the Rise in the Need for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training in the Workplace One month in and 2018 is already seeing an increase in requests for training to guard against Sexual Harassment and other forms of Harassment in the Workplace. The momentum...

Executive Diversity Services 2017 Year in Review

What Happens When People Feel They Can Say Whatever They Want. “We saw an uptick in requests about respectful workplaces and creating a feeling of a safe workspace,” said Executive Diversity Services President Elmer Dixon, reflecting on how EDS served clients over the...

EDS President in Finland for Annual JAMK University Lecture Series

Elmer Dixon is off on his annual trip to lecture on diversity at JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Jyvaskyla, Finland. He will be a guest lecturer on topics related to Strategic Diversity Management, Cross Cultural Competence and Team Development. Post‐war...