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Amira Barger

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Covers:  Health Equity, Health Care, Healthcare, Public Health, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, DEI, Racial Justice, Health Justice, Racial Equity, Employee Engagement, Women in the Workplace, Black Motherhood
Bylines: @msnbc @fastcompany +more | Award-winning Comms/DEI Strategist | Mom | Black ✊🏽| Writer ✍🏽| Professor 👩🏽‍🏫 | | views are mine alone
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The head of DEI should not report to HR

The head of DEI should not report to HR

Over the past few years, corporations have made bold statements about supporting DEI, but too often these pro…

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Why pronouncing my name right is more than common courtesy

Why pronouncing my name right is more than common courtesy

For years, Amira Barger struggled with embracing her name out of fear of others' perception that Black women …

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The Business Case for DEI Reinforces Anti-Black Sentiment - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The Business Case for DEI Reinforces Anti-Black Sentiment - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The importance of how arguments for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are framed and why nonprofits can't rely…

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The Media Teaches Us That Black Dads Are Absent - But They're So Wrong

The Media Teaches Us That Black Dads Are Absent - But They're So Wrong

I recently found myself reminiscing about a short note that my dad wrote to me on the back of a Christmas car…

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Women are still leaving the workforce in droves. Addressing health inequities could help

Women are still leaving the workforce in droves. Addressing health inequities could help

Achieving health equity can help us create a more productive and engaged workforce.

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Why I hope my daughter takes great pleasure in being as 'inconvenient as possible'

Why I hope my daughter takes great pleasure in being as 'inconvenient as possible'

February is here, and I've been thinking a lot about the lessons I want to impart to my 9-year-old daughter. …

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Black women need to give themselves permission to RSVP 'no'

Black women need to give themselves permission to RSVP 'no'

On my LinkedIn page, I recently included a meme that read, "Sometimes when you're invited, you're still not w…

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How My Family Spends the Holidays Despite 'Network Poverty'

How My Family Spends the Holidays Despite 'Network Poverty'

As I head into this holiday season, I feel a swirl of mixed emotions. Three years ago, my dad was diagnosed w…

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Returning to the Office Isn't Worth the Cost for Many Parents

Returning to the Office Isn't Worth the Cost for Many Parents

"Her backpack is not bulletproof? That's how the conversation with my husband started after we dropped our da…

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No, you are not 'over-indexing on Black' - PR Daily

No, you are not 'over-indexing on Black' - PR Daily

As a consultant in the field of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB), more and more, I've been h…

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I'm a Black Mom Diagnosed with Crohn's Disease

I'm a Black Mom Diagnosed with Crohn's Disease

In 2013, I was diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease I'd never heard of. Namely, because Crohn's Diseas…

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As a Black mom and diversity expert, I will not agree to disagree on Roe

As a Black mom and diversity expert, I will not agree to disagree on Roe

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, which shattered our constitutional right …

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It's Better in Benicia - but, for whom?

It's Better in Benicia - but, for whom?

Even amongst the most progressive, when Black people make specific calls to action that will impact systemic …

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I'm a Black Bay Area parent. The Jackson hearings disappointed me.

I'm a Black Bay Area parent. The Jackson hearings disappointed me.

I hope my daughter never has to endure the treatment Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been subjected to. Being…

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