Resilience & Resistance: Sustaining DEIB Efforts

In this powerful episode of Resilience Matters, we dive deep into the evolving landscape of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and the growing pushback against these efforts. Across the country, DEIB programs are being dismantled at the governmental level and threatened at the corporate level. Policies that once aimed to create equitable opportunities and address systemic inequalities are now being labeled as “divisive” and “harmful.” But who really benefits from this rollback? And what does it mean for marginalized communities?

Our guests Kenneth Ponds, Erin Madden Reed, and Candy Guyton-Pendergraft, all members of Starr's Glasswing team, explore the complexities of DEIB initiatives and the cultural and political resistance they face. We examine the performative nature of some corporate DEIB programs, the broader societal implications of these policy shifts, and the importance of sustaining hope and transformation in the face of systemic challenges. This episode is a call to action—not just for policy change, but for critical thinking, community engagement, and personal transformation in the fight for equity and the Oneness of Humankind.