J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Endia Beal

From her own experience of objectification and othering in corporate culture, Beal innovates entry points to spotlight the experience of ‘double consciousness’ as described by W.E.B. Du Bois, currently referred to as code switching, by compiling the stories of 65 Black women. Also collaborating with white students and colleagues she probes differences in human experiences, exposes assumptions, advances awareness, and increases diversity maturity.In this book group, Endia Beal and Michelle Dunn Marsh discuss, among other things:Questioning conformity and “similar-to-me” biasHumanness transcending race and genderInvestment in scholarship to place more representative stories in the historical canon The challenges and reality of fear as a maker/creator The impact of others believing in your workBringing subjective truths to conversations on race and gender Supporting the people who create platforms for conversations on diversity, inclusion and equityMentorship and community in the creative processResourcesEndia Beals’ Workshops Young, Black, Female and Envisioning Corporate Life9-5 film by Endia BealOffice Scene by Endia BealSeeing being Seen - link to be a co publisher Allyship & ActionGirl Trek and Black Women’s History BootcampUncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - by Emmanuel AchoMy Grandmothers’ Hands - by Resmaa MenakemEndia Beal Website | InstagramEngage with J. Sybylla Smith  https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smith

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