“The first problem with the word “diversity” is the word itself. Who is diverse in relation to whom? The way diversity is… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“We hear how diversity and equity are about lowering standards or doing away with them altogether. If DEI initiatives do the work… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Many DEI trainings and narratives have indeed enabled or produced types of people who seem to be looking for excuses to be… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“By hiding behind the overarching term “white privilege,” the small percentage of privileged whites have ensured the following: first, they remain disguised… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“[Love Wasn’t as They Said] Love wasn’t as they said… It didn’t last forever as they claimed… It is fleeting moments only recognized By… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“It is not a secret that most American and Western institutions and workplaces are very much like mountains: the higher one climbs, the whiter… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“In the end, we are left with this painful conundrum: we only need DEI initiatives because we don’t truly have a society that values… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Arabs & Garbage" Strange is the Arab story with garbage— who told them, who taught them to toss waste carelessly, wherever and however they… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“The Triumph of Goodness" If only the reality was like cartoons like teenager books and stories or like the countless movies and soap operas… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Political correctness was never supposed to happen. Ever. The problem with politically correct language is already in the term itself: it corrects the language,… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Oh, my friends, the first wish I have for the new year is to change the worn-out greeting: 'happy new year'. There is no… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Another dangerous neoliberal word circulating everywhere that is worth zooming in on is the word ‘resilience’. On the surface, I think many people won’t… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“The first problem with the word “diversity” is the word itself. Who is diverse in relation to whom? The way diversity is often framed… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“You’re crying because you think I’m going to a better place I’m crying because I think I’m leaving to a place Better than the… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“I confront the question of whether DEI initiatives are divisive and ineffective. The answer is yes on both counts, but not for the narratives… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Yesterday I learned that hours are nothing but bodies We kill upon confronting, Or perhaps they are the ones That backstab us as soon… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
![“[Love Wasn’t as They Said] Love wasn’t as they said… It didn’t last forever as they claimed… It is fleeting moments only recognized By those with sight and insight… And perhaps only captured By those patiently waiting as if to see a lightning in the sky… And, like lightning perhaps, we never know…” quote by Louis Yako](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/239/louis-yako-20010_arabic-literature_love-wasn-t-as-they-said-love-wasn-t-as_85936.jpg)
