My nonprofit co-director and I are both people of color who started this organization to address educational inequity, but as we've grown, we're realizing we have different philosophies about whether our racial identity should be central to our organizational messaging or whether it distracts from our policy work.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people building an institution together are discovering that their personal identities create both opportunities and constraints for their shared work that they value differently.
“Where Are You with The examined identity — building intentionally?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.