Kamilah Mitchell-Thomas says donations and statements don't fix racism in organizations. She pushes for real analysis of where bias shows up in hiring, promotion, and pay, then concrete action to root out the causes.
Some frequent mistakes that I see organizations leaders make in the space of dealing and addressing racism particularly in the space of diversity, equity and inclusion are platitudes. Donations and support and statements are deeply important and I think they're necessary. They also have to be followed up with some significant action. The pandemic has certainly given a lot of organizations the opportunity to really look at our purpose and to be very much more purpose driven. We've taken the position to do both a quantitative and a qualitative analysis of how bias is showing up in the employee lifecycle. But until you can understand what's causing the issues of bias to show up and where you then have to root them out then you won't really able to make lasting change in these efforts. What I would recommend is taking some responsibility and accountability for your own knowledge and your own journey as an ally and as a partner to eradicate inequality and racism. My name is Camila Mitchell Thomas and I'm ready to make change.
