Valerie F. Leonard
3 min readFeb 25, 2020
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Don’t take away my Black card during Black History Month. Before you read what I wrote below, you should also know that I am one who has experienced and fought racism and discrimination in the workplace. I won some battles and I have lost some.

It occurred to me, that as we demand diversity, equity and inclusion from others, we need to do the same in our own communities. We are guilty of excluding people from our own churches, communities and organizations based on gender, class…

Valerie F. Leonard

Founder, Nonprofit Utopia, the ideal community for emerging nonprofit leaders. Join @ https://nonprofitutopia.mn.co. Podcaster. Nonprofit Management Instructor.