At The Intersection of Motherhood and Shaping Change

Habeebah sits down with Erica Merritt, founder and principal consultant of Equius Group, as she shares her experience in parenting  and providing for her son while completing her undergraduate and graduate education, and ultimately starting a successful business in service to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) in the education and non-profit sectors. She describes the many ways that her work in the DEIB space has been informed by her son's experiences from childhood to adulthood.

In this conversation, Erica and Habeebah discuss anti-equity / anti-justice efforts that are sweeping the U.S. in response to the multiracial, multigenerational demands for justice in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder in May 2020. Erica tells listeners that we cannot be silent and must concern ourselves with what is happening in our communities' schools. Learn more about advocacy and organizing efforts in Ohio to ensure that we do not allow honesty to be taken out of our schools by visiting Honesty for Ohio Education. Nationally, listeners can engage with the work of Red, Wine and Blue, an advocacy organization working to stop the banning of education that addresses issues of race and racism. 

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