So many well-meaning messages continue to be released regarding equity, diversity and inclusion. I realize the goal is to address the divides in our nation and in our world. In this podcast we’re going to explore an element of language that I would like for you to seriously consider, and hopefully change. Continuing to use the word "minority" reinforces oppression. The first five letters of the word, the actual root of the word, is minor. The word is deficit-based. It implies less-than. That’s how people of color have been and are often treated in this world, as minor, less than, inferior. Language creates worlds. It reinforces, often quite subtly, systems of oppression. It reinforces unconscious biases.
