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I spent the last week, reading “The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table”. And I also had the chance to meet Minda Harts, the author of this incredible book. Please add this book to your reading list, buy a copy for your friends and family, ask your company to buy copies for the entire staff! I’m sharing my favorite moments in the book because I can’t keep these gems to myself. “I spent much of my career in corporate America and the nonprofit sector as the only black woman or one of a few women of color in the companies and organizations I worked for. […] I spent many years of my career wondering if my coworkers were being racist and preventing me from moving forward or if I was making this up in my head.” “The empathy gap between white women and black and brown women is wider than ever. […] In order for white women to mend their broken relationship with women of color, they must first admit to their racist tendencies and lack of solidarity and lean into being better allies. […] When folks don’t stand up against racism, then I consider them accomplices.” “I was done just surviving! I had done as much “fake it until you make it” as I could, and it was killing me softly. […] If you aren’t in the room, let alone at the table, then preparing for the highs and lows that require you to advocate for yourself and others requires you to be mentally fit.”
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