Have you ever felt entitled to something because of your race? Do you feel that you deserve a seat in a top company because you are Black? Perhaps, Black History Month might be a rare occasion to reflect on our rightful place as “Black people”. This year’s theme on “The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity”, definitely presents an impetus […]
This post is part of PRSSA National’s series highlighting the experiences of Black members in our community. Have a story to share? Reach out to us. I stumbled across public relations around my sophomore year when I was in community college. I was very unaware of what I wanted to major in at a full-time university. When I was finding […]
This time last year, if someone told me I would be the director of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) for Temple University’s Chapter of PRSSA, I would’ve thought they were crazy. Our mentorship program put me in the pathway of Cindy Chen, who was the Chapter’s treasurer at the time. Even though I had little to no PR experience, since I […]
I came out at 15. When I came out, I was attending a high school in a progressive neighborhood that had an openly gay principal, and I had multiple gay teachers. I never felt scared to show up as myself. Now, I attend the University of Florida, a southern school with a primarily white, cisgender and heterosexual population. I’m studying […]
The Combatting Misconceptions and Overcoming Challenges Confirmation Panel, celebrating Native American Heritage Month, was an eye-opening conversation about the obstacles, experiences and stereotypes Native Americans encounter in the media and in the public relations field. When I first saw this panel advertised on Twitter, I was immediately intrigued. I had never seen PRSSA or PRSA do an online event like […]
When you wake up in the morning, you may check your phone for a few minutes, get out of bed, walk to the bathroom, brush your teeth, walk back to your room, change clothes, go downstairs for breakfast and head out the door. You most likely do these things without real thought and care about the process. Well, for many […]
This year I have the opportunity to lead the Temple University Chapter of PRSSA. One of my personal goals for our Chapter is to lead in diversity and inclusion by truly committing to the best practices. This summer, as the Black Lives Matter movement was picking up, I realized how important it is to stand by our members and push […]
This post is part of PRSSA’s ICON 2020 coverage. Be sure to check out our student recaps on Progressions as well as other coverage on PRSay,the official blog of PRSA. Corporate diversity and inclusion have been hot topics for the past few years and lately have gained more attention through social justice movements like Black Lives Matter. Major companies have listened […]
Diversity is a discussion that comes and goes. Earlier this year the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daniel Prude, and many others within the Black community sparked protests in the United States, followed by a burst of support around the world. This became an unavoidable topic within the corporate world as organizations across all industries joined in on the […]
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, it is important to remember that our responsibility, as future professionals, is to keep promoting D&I initiatives in our future organizations and companies in order to build a better society. In fact, thanks to an Instagram post made by PRSSA National, we now know that only 5.7% of the public relations workforce […]
