Treasuring Diversity & Empowering Inclusion Here, There, & Everywhere

"All I'm asking...is for a little respect..."  Otis Redding (Lyricist) 1967 for Ms. Aretha Franklin's #1 Hit Song - RESPECT

How do we recognize respect? What does a beautifully diverse work environment look like? Is it just when we see faces of many different skin colors? Or are there other signs?  What are those signs?  When do we know whether diverse spaces are truly including the voices of those with different faces, skin colors, genders... than our own? These are the questions from my script.

Dr. Rumay Alexander, Professor of Nursing & Past Vice-Chancellor of Diversity & Inclusion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill answers... but BEFORE she does... her own story of being a Black Woman, growing up through the 1970's through today reveals decades of direct experience that brought her through the years in the U.S. in which diversity was not present and inclusion was just a dream.  

This is PART I of my interview with Dr. Alexander.  

She discusses the recent explosive developments with the Confederate Monument, "Silent Sam" which include the replacement of the statue BACK on the campus grounds after a dramatic covering in RED paint and eventual pull down and removal.