Colorism: What To Do About It
This episode features the topic of Colorism with 2 season 1 favorites, Joy Stephens and Chuck Hobbs. They are specifically qualified to address this topic with Joy’s background in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, along with Chuck’s background as a writer and cultural truth-teller. This episode explores solutions to this problem that effects so many people every single day. It doesn’t matter your skin tone or whether you consider yourself a person of color, this episode will give you tools to be more thoughtful to those around you.
Questions that will be answered:
-What is colorism?
-Is colorism an American problem?
-How does colorism show up in every day life?
-Why should I care about colorism?
-What can you do to fight colorism?
Resources:
Hobbservation Point blog: https://chuckhobbs.substack.com/
Steel Sharpens Steel show: https://www.facebook.com/steelsharpenssteeltcsj
How to connect with Chuck Hobbs:
www.instagram.com/RealChuckHobbs
www.twitter.com/RealChuckHobbs
https://www.facebook.com/RealChuckHobbs
https://www.facebook.com/chuck.hobbs.7
How to connect with Joy:
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/joy-stephens-newheights
Website: www.newheightsawait.com
YouTube Channel “A Moment of Joy” : https://youtube.com/channel/UCI7znWEN-dqbyu9D2ZK6hHA
About Joy Stephens:
Joy Stephens brings a unique and varied collection of work experiences to the table. While possessing dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, as well as a Master’s in Business Administration, Joy spent her 20+ years in Corporate America. It was her experience in corporate training that helped her find her true passion and ultimately transition into training and coaching full time. Joy is also a Board-Certified Life Coach, specializing in Career Development. Seeing the need for more in-depth understanding of the impact of empathy and inclusion, she developed a series of workshops in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. In this capacity, she has worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities to conduct unconscious bias training, facilitate open-forum dialogues around race and privilege, engage in innovative team building, assist in the creation and promotion of Employee Resource Groups and coach leadership teams on inclusivity and communication.
About Chuck Hobbs
Chuck Hobbs is a trial lawyer and award winning freelance writer. A Tallahassee native, Hobbs earned a B.A. in history from Morehouse College in 1994 and an M.A. with a concentration in history from Florida A&M University in 1995. In 1998, Hobbs earned a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Over the past ten years, Hobbs has been a regularly featured columnist in The Hill, The Grio and the Tallahassee Democrat. His editorials also have appeared in the New York Times, Miami Herald, and Florida Times-Union. He also has been featured in the media, and has his own blog called, Hobbservation Point.
