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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

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Here are some of my reflections and top takeaways from the conference. Panelists from Brazil, Kenya, and Jamaica discussed the importance of empowering communities in the African diaspora. The post Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023 appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Confessions of a former DEI skeptic  

Candid

After all, I’m a Black woman from Jamaica who works in human resources. It was here that I first encountered bias, when some assumed that the education I’d received in Jamaica was somehow less rigorous. Knowing this to be untrue, I disregarded it, persevered, and returned to Jamaica with my degree to launch my HR career.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

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In 1998, during the embryonic stages of the project, this focus turned to a concept called "Reverence for Life," a non-demonational philsophy of self-development which had taken root in Jamaica's prisons. He imagines a Jamaica ten years in 2008, ten years after the initial discussions about this project began.

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24 of the best romantic comedies streaming on Hulu

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A single mother in a relationship desert, Stella takes a trip to Jamaica to break out of her rut. EST This post has been updated to reflect the current selection available on Hulu. How Stella Got Her Groove Back As promised in the title, this is a movie about a woman named Stella (Angela Bassett) getting her groove back. UPDATE: Feb.

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