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SCG Diversity Consulting is a Black, female owned diversity consultancy with a simple mission: we aim to provide comprehensive and effective diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism education, training, and programming to transform the way you do business.

04/24/2024

Our Founder & Chief Diversity Consultant facilitated an antiracism training yesterday with a male cofacilitator. Upon meeting this cofacilitator in-person for the first time, he asked her - a person he does not know personally outside of a few prior virtual work engagements - "when the baby was due," proceeded to point at her stomach, and tell her that "she was definitely pregnant" and that she "looked pregnant in the face." To be clear, she is not pregnant (not that this matters), but she is

Now, we are sharing this not to complain or to drag this person. Nor are we feeling sorry for ourselves. We are sharing this because even within the diversity, antiracism, and inclusion space - even among Black facilitators in this space - there can be a lack of inclusivity and a lack of respect. Even while working to advance equity, those who work in this space are oftentimes the recipients of

Additionally, and importantly, we are sharing this because women's body's are *CONSTANTLY* the subject of undue, predominantly male attention. Women's shape, size, and general appearance seems to always be fair game to be assessed, consumed, and commented on.

Commenting on people's bodies (especially if you do not know them, but really in general) is unacceptable. This includes telling people they "must have lost weight," or "look exhausted," or asking if they are pregnant among a litany of other unnecessary and unsolicited comments. A good rule of thumb: Don't comment on people's bodies. Period.

04/03/2024

A few days ago, a Black medical student and a top medical voice on LinkedIn, posted about his lack of surprise at receiving racist backlash for posting a video including imagery of . Here is a quick recap and some thoughts.

Please swipe to see Joel Bervell's thoughts as well as those of SCG founder Daedra Staten.

04/02/2024

It is always a pleasure to get to work with Coro of Southern California and the Fellows in Public Affairs program in particular. These fellows are always so motivated and invested in forging their professional paths and figuring out how to contribute to their communities and to the world more broadly. I am excited every year when I get the opportunity to come in and work with them on issues ranging from history, to antiracism, to allyship, to equity. I learn so much, every time and leave with a renewed sense of purpose.

Thank YOU for the opportunity and for another great year working with this program. I cherish it!

- Daedra

03/13/2024

Hey everyone! It's Daedra, Founder and Chief Diversity Consultant at Staten Consulting Group (SCG). I thought I would use this post as a chance to reintroduce myself. I cannot believe we have over 1,000 people following us now - thank you SO MUCH for tuning in, sticking with us, and spreading the good word about SCG.

For those of you who don't know me, or SCG, here we go! I am a Black woman with a white mother who is passionate about antiracism, confronting oppression, and leading hard conversations. I believe history is always - and should always - be carried with and through us. And, I believe we can and will do and be better . . . if we want to, if we CHOOSE to.

I am a lawyer by training, but not by practice (I exited that freeway *immediately* after passing the bar exam in the state of CA - no thank you 😂). However, I do channel all of my learnings from years of both studying and working at into my practice and into SCG's way of working.

Prior to earning my J.D. at UCLA, I earned a dual B.A. from the University of Southern California (USC) ✌🏽 in International Relations (Global Business - Marketing) and Philosophy (Ethics, Law & Value Theory). And somehow, magically, all of those degrees actually help me in the work that I do at SCG (I know, wild!).

I founded SCG in 2020, amidst all of the tumult and chaos at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and at the height of the nationwide (and really, global) protests against the centuries-long, endemic violence still being endured by Black Americans on a daily basis. Founding SCG was the only thing that made any sense to me at that time (it is still one of the only things that makes any sense to me) and I am so grateful that I took that leap. I left a job I had been in for years, stepped into the unknown, and never looked back. In the four years since its founding, SCG has become so much more than I ever imagined it would be, and we are only getting started! Let's goooo!

03/12/2024

We did a thing today. A conversation was had! Great panel with and . SCG's own moderated a hard-hitting conversation on the state of DEI with three amazing, Black, womxn panelists .dawn.wade

Stay tuned for clips and a video link of the panel. It is definitely a conversation worth listening to if you think DEI matters and are wondering how to make it stick in your workplace.

03/06/2024

Up next: South by Southwest (SXSW) 2024! We are thrilled to be taking part in SXSW this year as part of a power panel of Black women who . We will be tackling a topic that has been top of mind for many: what is going on with the mass exodus of Black leaders who work in DEI, particularly given the current corporate, social, and political climates. SCG's Founder & CEO - Daedra Staten - will be moderating this panel. Stay tuned for more details!

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08/31/2023

Bill Mullen's Revolutionary Tales speaks on Black individuals' nuanced experiences in the early 1900s. A collection of stories by Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, Dorothy West, and more explores the intersections within Blackness. Whether a person of lighter complexion or biracial decent, Blackness in America wove a unique quilted experience revealing how our culture was never monolithic. It is, however, interconnected by roots, a foundation where we all are welcome. Revolutionary Tales personifies a history that isn’t so far behind.

08/23/2023

SCG is all about literature for us by us. Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo is about the nuanced journey of Black women from Europe to America. Evaristo's stories touch on the inner feelings, struggles, triumphs, and perseverance of women exploring themselves, loving themselves, and being loved. This book asks us how our womanhood intersects with race, love, and nationality. It's a great read, and we highly recommend!

Bernardine Evaristo is the first Black Woman to win the Booker Prize (2019), which is one of the highest literary honors in the world.

02/01/2023

It's officially Black History Month ("BHM"). We aren't going to say "Happy Black History Month" for reasons that should be obvious. However, we are going to talk about this year's BHM theme: RESISTANCE.

Resistance can be defined in several ways. One definition of resistance is the ability of something - a species or microorganism for example - to survive a toxic agent. For us at SCG, this immediately brings to mind the ability of Black people to survive the ever-present and ever-damaging toxicity of the White Supremacy so inherent in U.S. history, U.S. culture, and U.S. institutions.

Another definition of resistance is opposition, or outright refusal to accept or comply with something. This is probably the most commonly accepted definition of resistance, and one that - in the context of Black History Month - calls to mind images of the Civil Rights Movement of the '60s, or the protests following the murders of , , Arbery, and so many others. It may also bring to mind the excuse all too often offered by police when their encounters with Black people turn deadly: "they resisted."

However, this year, we offer a third definition of resistance: daring to exist authentically in your Blackness - however you define it, while also daring to build community within Blackness despite all attempts by the United States and culture to prevent just that.

So, we won't wish you a happy BHM. But, we will wish you happy resisting, this month and every month.

10/06/2022

Out here doing ! We had an amazing last month with Henkel in Detroit!

08/29/2022

is dropping soon! This multimedia blog will cover all things diversity, anti-racism & inclusion. And WE will be deciding what is newsworthy!

To that end, we will be paying special attention to the stories and narratives that deserve more coverage and discussion (because let's be real, the machinations of and culture all too often serve to bury the stories of those from BIPOC, marginalized, and/or oppressed backgrounds).

We are SO excited to share this ongoing project with you soon!!! Stay tuned!

01/03/2022

This post reads," [def.] - (1) racism that is built into the very structures and/or systems on which a political entity (e.g., city, state, or country) or a body (e.g., judicial system, organization, etc.) is founded; (2) racism effectuated by systems and structures, or by the individuals operating on behalf of such systems or structures; (3) racist laws and other legal or regulatory apparatus"

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