Carolyn L. Baker

"I Am From..."

I am from Boston colonists who traded in Black bodies. I am from the dishonesty that is America's founding promise. I am from the...

Carolyn L. Baker

What the Insurrection, Impeachment, and Inauguration all had in common

The events of three momentous Wednesdays in January 2021 shook us to our core - the insurrection, the impeachment, and the inauguration....

Carolyn L. Baker

Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping

By Executive Order 13950, the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, federal entities are now barred from using federal...

Carolyn L. Baker

Economic Apartheid

There was a time when Americans, specifically white Americans such as myself, eagerly supported government entitlement programs and had...

Carolyn L. Baker

Codify it!

Many of my friends in the nonprofit sector are asking how to make a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). If your...

Carolyn L. Baker

The Results of An Open Mind

My Guest Column in the Los Angeles Free Press July 2020: An open mind is said by some to be a virtue that corrects errors in judgment....

Carolyn L. Baker, M.Ed.

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