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Feb. 13, 2023

On Birth Of A White Nation, Professional Antiracism Matters, Political Polling and Colorism Healing Featuring Jacqueline Battalora, Dana Brownlee, Sumati Thomas, and Dr. Sarah L. Webb

On Birth Of A White Nation, Professional Antiracism Matters, Political Polling and Colorism Healing Featuring Jacqueline Battalora, Dana Brownlee, Sumati Thomas, and Dr. Sarah L. Webb
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A Moment with Erik Fleming

In this episode, Dr. Jacqueline Battalora, author of The Birth of a White Nation, guides us through the origin of “white” in America; Dana Brownlee, author of The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up, talks about antiracism work in the workplace; Sumati Thomas, Pollster with Change Research, discusses the nuance and importance of political polling; and Dr. Sarah L. Webb, author of Corporate Colorism, explains why ending colorism is essential to ending racism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support

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Dana Brownlee

The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up: Project Management Techniques from the Trenches

Dana Brownlee blends nearly two decades of experience as a sought-after leadership expert and team building facilitator with three decades of personal experience as a Black woman working in and around corporate America to provide an engaging experience that’s down to earth and relatable while insightful and profound. Author of The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up (Berrett-Koehler, 2019), Ms. Brownlee is an acclaimed thought leader around managing difficult personalities, navigating challenging situations and speaking truth to power. A Senior Contributor for Forbes Careers and author of several LinkedIn Learning courses, her business expertise has also been featured by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Working Mother, Entrepreneur and other notable publications.

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Sumati Thomas

Survey Analyst

Sumati joined Change Research in November 2021. She brings over a decade of data analysis experience and experience working with non-profits. Prior to joining Change Research, Sumati was the Coordinator of Institutional Research and Data Science at Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, conducting research on student outcomes in community and technical colleges and the impact the non-profit has on student success. Prior to that, she was the Director of Academic IT at Tougaloo College, an HBCU in the heart of Mississippi, where she focused on data management and systems management. Sumati holds an MBA from Walden University and a Bachelors in Software Engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is the vice-chair of the Mississippi Alliance for Change. She is a member of the Fall 2021 Arena Academy cohort where she completed the digital track. Sumati was born and raised in Mississippi, where she currently lives with her husband and two kids. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, sewing, geeking out to Marvel movies, and listening to music.

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Sarah Lorena Webb

Founder & Owner

Dr. Sarah L. Webb is the founder and owner of Colorism Healing, a global leader in raising awareness, shifting attitudes, and taking action to address colorism with corporate, consumer, and community strategies. Since 2011, Dr. Webb's myriad efforts to address colorism include designing college courses, hosting an international writing contest, publishing books, teaching workshops, and mentoring students across the world from Sacramento, California to Sydney, Australia. Dr. Webb has written and contributed to several academic and non-academic articles, presented at numerous conferences, and been featured on regional NPR stations, Fox Soul TV, the Illinois Times, Forbes.com, and the TEDx stage.

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Jacqueline Battalora

Birth of A White Nation: The Invention of White People and its Relevance Today 2nd Ed.

Jacqueline Battalora, Ph.D., J.D., M.T.S. – Brief Bio.

Jacqueline Battalora is the author of, Birth of a White Nation: The Invention of White People and Its Relevance Today 2nd ed. (New York: Routledge Press, 2021). She is an attorney and professor of sociology at Saint Xavier University, Chicago and a former Chicago Police Officer. Battalora is an editor for the Journal of Understanding and Dismantling Privilege.

She completed her law degree and came to Chicago to practice. Her interest in the role of law in creating human difference shaped her graduate work at Northwestern University where she received her Ph.D.

Her work is featured on:
• The King Center, NonViolence365 training series
• the Documentary Film, The American L.O.W.S. (Netflix) by Darnley R. Hodge, Jr.
• the Documentary Film, HAPI by Gerard Grant
• the forthcoming Documentary Film, The Social Construction of Whiteness by Art Jones

Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr., C.E.O., of The Privilege Institute describes Jacqueline Battalora as, “one of the nation’s best advocates for issues of equity and social justice. Her talks are challenging and engaging…. And leave people ready to move forward.. . . Her work is essential to the field and her passion contagious.”

Jacqueline Battalora is the Founder of the 3-day virtual conference, FREEDOM TO LEARN SUMMER

Learn more at: http://www.jbattalora.com/

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