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Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale.
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Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale.
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  <description>Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association (https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org) biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group (https://inclusiondesign.com), she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus (https://web.stanford.edu/~hazelm/)
Reverend Deborah L. Johnson (https://deborahljohnson.org).
For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.
Where to find Dereca?
www.derecespeaks.com (https://derecaspeaks.com)
On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/)
On Twitter (https://twitter.com/dereca)
On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/)
On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/)
On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw)
What's Dereca reading?
Booksl by Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;node=283155&amp;amp;offset=0&amp;amp;pageSize=12&amp;amp;searchAlias=stripbooks&amp;amp;sort=author-sidecar-rank&amp;amp;page=1&amp;amp;langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader)
Books by Stephen King (https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&amp;amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&amp;amp;pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&amp;amp;qid=1656349709&amp;amp;cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books)
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&amp;amp;preview=newtab&amp;amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&amp;amp;tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gay Hendricks
Other topics of interest:
On Black Detroit (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&amp;amp;preview=newtab&amp;amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&amp;amp;tag=glocalcitiz09-20)
St. Thomas US Virgin Islands (https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide)
On Oak-Town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California)
About the [Black Panther Party]
What happened to Oscar Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant)
(https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/)
BICOP (https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html)
Shawn Ginwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright)
Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence (https://flourishagenda.com)
Carol Dweck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ) and the Growth Mindset (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset)
Dr. Melanie Tervalon (https://melanietervalon.com/about/) and Cultural Humility (https://melanietervalon.com/resources/)
What is Neurodivergent (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627)
When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Greetings Glocal Citizens!<br>
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the <a href="https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org" rel="nofollow">Stanford National Black Alumni Association</a> biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, &quot;Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide.&quot; A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the <a href="https://inclusiondesign.com" rel="nofollow">Inclusion Design Group</a>, she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist <a href="https://web.stanford.edu/%7Ehazelm/" rel="nofollow">Hazel Markus</a><br>
<a href="https://deborahljohnson.org" rel="nofollow">Reverend Deborah L. Johnson</a>.</p>

<p>For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.</p>

<p>Where to find Dereca?<br>
<a href="https://derecaspeaks.com" rel="nofollow">www.derecespeaks.com</a><br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/" rel="nofollow">On LinkedIn</a><br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/dereca" rel="nofollow">On Twitter</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/" rel="nofollow">On Instagram</a><br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/" rel="nofollow">On Facebook</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw" rel="nofollow">On YouTube</a></p>

<p>What&#39;s Dereca reading?<br>
Booksl by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader" rel="nofollow">Toni Morrison</a><br>
Books by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books" rel="nofollow">Stephen King</a><br>
<a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20" rel="nofollow">The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level</a> by Gay Hendricks</p>

<p>Other topics of interest:<br>
On <a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20" rel="nofollow">Black Detroit</a><br>
<a href="https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide" rel="nofollow">St. Thomas US Virgin Islands</a><br>
On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California" rel="nofollow">Oak-Town</a><br>
About the [Black Panther Party]<br>
What happened to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant" rel="nofollow">Oscar Grant</a><br>
(<a href="https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/" rel="nofollow">https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/</a>)<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html" rel="nofollow">BICOP</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright" rel="nofollow">Shawn Ginwright</a><br>
<a href="https://flourishagenda.com" rel="nofollow">Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ" rel="nofollow">Carol Dweck</a> and the <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset" rel="nofollow">Growth Mindset</a><br>
<a href="https://melanietervalon.com/about/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Melanie Tervalon</a> and <a href="https://melanietervalon.com/resources/" rel="nofollow">Cultural Humility</a><br>
What is <a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627" rel="nofollow">Neurodivergent</a></p>

<p><em>When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!</em></p><p>Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Greetings Glocal Citizens!<br>
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the <a href="https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org" rel="nofollow">Stanford National Black Alumni Association</a> biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, &quot;Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide.&quot; A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the <a href="https://inclusiondesign.com" rel="nofollow">Inclusion Design Group</a>, she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist <a href="https://web.stanford.edu/%7Ehazelm/" rel="nofollow">Hazel Markus</a><br>
<a href="https://deborahljohnson.org" rel="nofollow">Reverend Deborah L. Johnson</a>.</p>

<p>For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.</p>

<p>Where to find Dereca?<br>
<a href="https://derecaspeaks.com" rel="nofollow">www.derecespeaks.com</a><br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/" rel="nofollow">On LinkedIn</a><br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/dereca" rel="nofollow">On Twitter</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/" rel="nofollow">On Instagram</a><br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/" rel="nofollow">On Facebook</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw" rel="nofollow">On YouTube</a></p>

<p>What&#39;s Dereca reading?<br>
Booksl by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader" rel="nofollow">Toni Morrison</a><br>
Books by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books" rel="nofollow">Stephen King</a><br>
<a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20" rel="nofollow">The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level</a> by Gay Hendricks</p>

<p>Other topics of interest:<br>
On <a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20" rel="nofollow">Black Detroit</a><br>
<a href="https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide" rel="nofollow">St. Thomas US Virgin Islands</a><br>
On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California" rel="nofollow">Oak-Town</a><br>
About the [Black Panther Party]<br>
What happened to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant" rel="nofollow">Oscar Grant</a><br>
(<a href="https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/" rel="nofollow">https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/</a>)<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html" rel="nofollow">BICOP</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright" rel="nofollow">Shawn Ginwright</a><br>
<a href="https://flourishagenda.com" rel="nofollow">Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ" rel="nofollow">Carol Dweck</a> and the <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset" rel="nofollow">Growth Mindset</a><br>
<a href="https://melanietervalon.com/about/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Melanie Tervalon</a> and <a href="https://melanietervalon.com/resources/" rel="nofollow">Cultural Humility</a><br>
What is <a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627" rel="nofollow">Neurodivergent</a></p>

<p><em>When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!</em></p><p>Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.</p>]]>
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  <description>Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association (https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org) biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group (https://inclusiondesign.com), she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus (https://web.stanford.edu/~hazelm/)
Reverend Deborah L. Johnson (https://deborahljohnson.org).
For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.
Where to find Dereca?
www.derecespeaks.com (https://derecaspeaks.com)
On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/)
On Twitter (https://twitter.com/dereca)
On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/)
On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/)
On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw)
What's Dereca reading?
Books by Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;node=283155&amp;amp;offset=0&amp;amp;pageSize=12&amp;amp;searchAlias=stripbooks&amp;amp;sort=author-sidecar-rank&amp;amp;page=1&amp;amp;langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader)
Books by Stephen King (https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&amp;amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&amp;amp;pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&amp;amp;qid=1656349709&amp;amp;cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books)
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&amp;amp;preview=newtab&amp;amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&amp;amp;tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gay Hendricks
Other topics of interest:
On Black Detroit (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&amp;amp;preview=newtab&amp;amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&amp;amp;tag=glocalcitiz09-20)
St. Thomas US Virgin Islands (https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide)
On Oak-Town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California)
About the Black Panther Party (https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/)
What happened to Oscar Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant)
BICOP (https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html)
Shawn Ginwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright)
Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence (https://flourishagenda.com)
Carol Dweck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ) and the Growth Mindset (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset)
Dr. Melanie Tervalon (https://melanietervalon.com/about/) and Cultural Humility (https://melanietervalon.com/resources/)
What is Neurodivergent (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627)?
When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Greetings Glocal Citizens!<br>
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the <a href="https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org" rel="nofollow">Stanford National Black Alumni Association</a> biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, &quot;Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide.&quot; A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the <a href="https://inclusiondesign.com" rel="nofollow">Inclusion Design Group</a>, she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist <a href="https://web.stanford.edu/%7Ehazelm/" rel="nofollow">Hazel Markus</a><br>
<a href="https://deborahljohnson.org" rel="nofollow">Reverend Deborah L. Johnson</a>.</p>

<p>For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.</p>

<p>Where to find Dereca?<br>
<a href="https://derecaspeaks.com" rel="nofollow">www.derecespeaks.com</a><br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/" rel="nofollow">On LinkedIn</a><br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/dereca" rel="nofollow">On Twitter</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/" rel="nofollow">On Instagram</a><br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/" rel="nofollow">On Facebook</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw" rel="nofollow">On YouTube</a></p>

<p>What&#39;s Dereca reading?<br>
Books by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader" rel="nofollow">Toni Morrison</a><br>
Books by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books" rel="nofollow">Stephen King</a><br>
<a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20" rel="nofollow">The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level</a> by Gay Hendricks</p>

<p>Other topics of interest:<br>
On <a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20" rel="nofollow">Black Detroit</a><br>
<a href="https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide" rel="nofollow">St. Thomas US Virgin Islands</a><br>
On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California" rel="nofollow">Oak-Town</a><br>
About the <a href="https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/" rel="nofollow">Black Panther Party</a><br>
What happened to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant" rel="nofollow">Oscar Grant</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html" rel="nofollow">BICOP</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright" rel="nofollow">Shawn Ginwright</a><br>
<a href="https://flourishagenda.com" rel="nofollow">Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ" rel="nofollow">Carol Dweck</a> and the <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset" rel="nofollow">Growth Mindset</a><br>
<a href="https://melanietervalon.com/about/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Melanie Tervalon</a> and <a href="https://melanietervalon.com/resources/" rel="nofollow">Cultural Humility</a><br>
What is <a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627" rel="nofollow">Neurodivergent</a>?</p>

<p><em>When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!</em></p><p>Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Greetings Glocal Citizens!<br>
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the <a href="https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org" rel="nofollow">Stanford National Black Alumni Association</a> biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, &quot;Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide.&quot; A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the <a href="https://inclusiondesign.com" rel="nofollow">Inclusion Design Group</a>, she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist <a href="https://web.stanford.edu/%7Ehazelm/" rel="nofollow">Hazel Markus</a><br>
<a href="https://deborahljohnson.org" rel="nofollow">Reverend Deborah L. Johnson</a>.</p>

<p>For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.</p>

<p>Where to find Dereca?<br>
<a href="https://derecaspeaks.com" rel="nofollow">www.derecespeaks.com</a><br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/" rel="nofollow">On LinkedIn</a><br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/dereca" rel="nofollow">On Twitter</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/" rel="nofollow">On Instagram</a><br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/" rel="nofollow">On Facebook</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw" rel="nofollow">On YouTube</a></p>

<p>What&#39;s Dereca reading?<br>
Books by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader" rel="nofollow">Toni Morrison</a><br>
Books by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books" rel="nofollow">Stephen King</a><br>
<a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20" rel="nofollow">The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level</a> by Gay Hendricks</p>

<p>Other topics of interest:<br>
On <a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20" rel="nofollow">Black Detroit</a><br>
<a href="https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide" rel="nofollow">St. Thomas US Virgin Islands</a><br>
On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California" rel="nofollow">Oak-Town</a><br>
About the <a href="https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/" rel="nofollow">Black Panther Party</a><br>
What happened to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant" rel="nofollow">Oscar Grant</a><br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html" rel="nofollow">BICOP</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright" rel="nofollow">Shawn Ginwright</a><br>
<a href="https://flourishagenda.com" rel="nofollow">Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ" rel="nofollow">Carol Dweck</a> and the <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset" rel="nofollow">Growth Mindset</a><br>
<a href="https://melanietervalon.com/about/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Melanie Tervalon</a> and <a href="https://melanietervalon.com/resources/" rel="nofollow">Cultural Humility</a><br>
What is <a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627" rel="nofollow">Neurodivergent</a>?</p>

<p><em>When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!</em></p><p>Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.</p>]]>
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