Using Your Voice, Not Going Silent At Work

About our Course:

Olympic gold medalist Ibtihaj Muhammed once said “silence is as political as taking a knee”.  This seminar is different from any other in the RCC University catalog in that we will distinctively focus on what causes you to be silent when racism and its many intersections with our diversity rear its head. You can find your voice, even in the presence of feelings like fear, shame, guilt, and fatigue. You will be coached regarding what you need to find your voice more consistently in personal, professional, and/or community spaces.   Former Ivy League Spelman College President and author, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, has also advised that all that is necessary for us to continue heading toward a more racially inequitable society is silence.  This seminar will equip you to find your voice even if you have experienced shame, fear, perfectionism, fatigue, or other challenging emotions when speaking about race in equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts.   We must know ourselves and what keeps us from speaking while learning to sustain healthy racial dialogue and anti-racist action in our reflection, conversations, and collaboration.  The highly engaging and dynamic group coaching approach in this seminar will help participants practice using their voices on anti-racism amidst diversity, equity, and inclusion.

About our Facilitator/Director of Education:

Devrae Hudson is an equity centered leader committed to the success of growing racial consciousness in people.  She has provided national staff development on curriculum and team leadership skills. Before Joining the RCC team she served St. Louis Park Public Schools in Minnesota as a Racial Equity Instructional Coach. Devrae has also spent time coaching executive leaders across the Twin Cities.   Her work’s focus has been on racial equity and coaching for improved instruction.

Devrae has over 20 years’ experience teaching elementary school, particularly 4th and 5th grade. Her teaching experience has consistently been coupled with a leadership component around equity and effective instruction. Devrae is a graduate of Spelman College with a B.A. in Child Development and has her M.Ed. in Teaching and Learning from St. Mary’s University of MN. She is a well-respected instructional leader and engages in difficult conversations with grace and authenticity. Students and teachers alike respond well to her passion for racial equity and student achievement, and she skillfully creates space for all voices, including her own.

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