Acknowledgments xiiiIntroduction xvPart I Allies and Advocates 21 The Current Landscape 52 Background on the Black Experience in the United States 133 Allyship and Advocacy 254 Advocacy 53Part II The Language of Inclusion 605 Language 636 Diversity 677 Identity and Intersectionality 718 Inclusion, Bias, and Unconscious Bias 799 Microaggressions 8710 Equality and Equity 9111 Privilege 9512 System, Systemic, Systematic 10113 -Isms and -Ist 10714 Resistance Language 119Part III Allyship Starts with You 12415 The Work Starts with You 12716 Role-Modeling Inclusion 13117 Taking Care of Yourself 155About the Author 161Index 163
AMBER CABRAL is an inclusion strategist, certified coach, writer, and speaker who has been featured on television and in print and digital media. Formerly a Diversity Strategist at Walmart Stores, Inc., she is founder of Cabral Co., a diversity, equity, and inclusive leadership-focused consulting firm. She hosts the You Can Have Whatever You Want (r) podcast and regularly speaks and writes about inclusion, culture, equity, and social justice topics.