01/16/2025
So all your team members are BIPOC? In the words of Shania, That donāt impress me much. Talk to me when all your MENTORS are BIPOC. š„
A woman said defensively to me once āyou have no idea what goes on my business! Most of my team members are BIPOC!ā
As if that means thereās no way this person could ever have decolonization work to do (which btw we ALL do, including myself and BIPOC).
Hereās my issue with what she saidā¦
First, as I said, we all have so much work to do in unlearning colonialism AKA whteā¬ļø supremacy.
Second, how much are you paying these team members? How do you treat them? And WHO, pray tell, are your MENTORS?
š§ Curious minds want to know.
Not that mentors are less valuable than staff but folks of the global majority especially those in Black, Brown and non-white bodies are always seen and hired as āthe helpā.
And who are we putting on pedestals as the teachers, leaders, business coaches? ā½ļø women of courseā¦
Who are we paying gobs and gobs of money to just to ābe in the vibesā and ālevel upā? ā½ļø women of courseā¦
Iām saying we because again, we all have to UNLEARN that ā¬ļø = the authority.
Because unless we ACTIVELY unless this bias weāve been living in for our entire lives, consciously and unconsciously- the status quo continues to be upheld.
And PS - hiring BIPOC mentors does not mean your work is done, either.
This work is life-long, and big and daunting, which is why so many resist itā¦
(I get it).
But in 2025, I truly donāt think youāll have a choice anymore.
Decolonize or bust, am I right? We can no longer tolerate the harmful āstatus quoā. Your clients (š°) will no longer tolerate your harmful status quo.
