Secondly, we must transform our Institutions. Whether it's private industry, government, academia, or philanthropy- racism must be acknowledged, the root causes of disparities must be uncovered, the power must be shared, and we must put measures/metrics in place to hold people and organizations accountable. And last but certainly not least, is the need to transform our concept of Inclusion: we cannot continue to leave people out of the solutions set, downplay lived experience, and allow the false narrative to persist that Black and Brown communities are at fault, when it is really the system that is broken and has failed us all. Over the past 20 years, I've been blessed to have worked across multiple sectors and fields. The work and the transformation we must seek, is to change the hearts, minds, and practices of the existing power-structures, and shift that power to the people in our communities . My passion to advocate, protect people, our environment and disrupt the power-structures that continue to fall short in delivering equitable
and the communities and people I care about started back in growing up in my hometown of Detroit: witnessed the poisoning of our children with Pb; the lack of access to health services for the poor; the sulfur in the air and reduction in the quality and quantity of life experienced by my family, neighbors and people that poured into my life. optimal services to This passion, coupled with preparation and prayer, led to the launch of my consulting practice, Empowering a Green Environment and Economy, LLC, in February 2021. Our mission is to 'transform communities using people- centered solutions.' People-centred solutions mean making sure that those that are potentially impacted by any decision, policy or process, are not only a part of developing the solution, but will reap the benefits- socially, economically, environmentally- and not experience more harm. We know- witnessing the transformation of a butterfly that change can be a beautiful thing...and it can also be a hard process. As our world continues to transform, part of that process is the realization and
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