By Emmanuel Williams
The world of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion can feel like a vast old-growth forest in which one can easily find themselves lost. As they say, you can’t see the forest through the trees. The great thing about the Portland Means Progress initiative is that it’s definitively race-forward with its equity lens. Therefore, so will this article be race-forward in its approach to navigating a challenging topic that pertains to race/culture-based discrepancies within our respective organizations.