jamiipae, Author at Jamii Pae Consulting

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PSA To Progressive Seattle: The Math Ain’t Mathing

The other day, a dear friend of mine was walking in the Rainier Beach area in Seattle, Washington (self-proclaimed bastion of progressives & liberalism) when they ran across this noose hanging from a tree in a visibly public area. For those of you who don’t know, South Seattle (where Rainier Beach is located) is just about the only area left where communities of color have not been erased by gentrification.

April 18, 2023

Accountability · Anti-Racist · Discrimination · Diversity · Employee Engagement · Employee Retention · Equity · Hiring · Inclusion · Justice

Happy International Women’s Day!

March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of women across the globe. It is also a day to acknowledge that these achievements happened despite economic, social, cultural, political, and legal barriers. While today we celebrate and amplify the […]

March 8, 2023

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Reclaiming His Time

I am writing this blog on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Intentionally. Leading up to the holiday, I’ve borne witness to the sanitization of Dr. King’s quotes, holiday sales advertisements, and multiple press statements filled with platitudes from organizations identified […]

January 16, 2023

A women standing up and speaking in front of her peers

Accountability · Anti-Racist · Discrimination · Diversity · Equity · Inclusion · Justice

Use Your Voice, Even If It Shakes

After the Thanksgiving holiday, multiple people in my network reached out to talk about experiencing an incident at a family dinner, a company party, or another social event where someone made microaggressive comments, “off-color” jokes, or outright bigoted statements. They […]

December 5, 2022

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It’s the Customer Disservice for Me

Over two years ago, Citigroup released a report with an estimated price tag on how much the United States economy lost due to discrimination against Black Americans: a staggering $16 trillion since 2000. That’s $16,000,000,000,000. The report says that if the U.S. acted to reverse discriminatory […]

October 18, 2022

A picture of the author at different stages of her life

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What Hispanic Heritage Month Means To Me

When a dear friend shared her thoughts about Hispanic Heritage Month with me, I asked if she would consider sharing them more broadly as a “guest blogger” and I am so honored that she said “yes!” So, I invite you […]

September 27, 2022

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Reflections on Black History Month

As Black History Month comes to a close, I wanted to take time to savor these last 28 days and share my reflections. And to be clear, Black History is U.S. History and should be recognized 365 days a year. Parents in […]

March 1, 2021

Diversity · Employee Engagement · Employee Retention · Equity · Hiring · Human Resources · Inclusion · Professional Development · Recruitment

Your Leadership is Needed

As we observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and reflect on his dream, “deeply rooted in the American dream– one day this nation will rise up and live up to its creed, ‘We hold these truths to be self […]

January 18, 2021

An image of the word Hustle on a gold and black background

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The Hustle…

During this last week of 2020, I’ve seen several social media posts declaring, “If 2020 didn’t bring the hustle out of you, it ain’t in you!!!” The post seems to say if you weren’t stacking money, starting new businesses, and […]

January 1, 2021

Black professional woman crossing her arms in power or frustration

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The Real Problem…

The first time I saw this diagram and article published by COCo, I stopped in my tracks! I felt seen… this was my experience. Step. by. step. At the time I saw this diagram, I was experiencing the “Target & Attack” phase […]

December 5, 2020

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