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Newsletter: March 2024 Issue 2
Join us for Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege Over Lunch Co-authors Ilsa Govan and Tilman Smith of What’s Up with White Women?...
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Newsletter: March 2024 Issue 1
New Workshops from Dr. J.P. Anderson We are excited to share three new offerings from our Racial Equity Specialist Dr. J.P. Anderson !...
Mar 7, 20244 min read


What's Up with White Women? Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege Over Lunch
Join us for weekly discussions led by Ilsa Govan and Tilman Smith, authors of What’s Up with White Women? Unpacking Sexism and White...
Mar 5, 20243 min read


New Workshops by Dr. J.P. Anderson
We are excited to share three new offerings from Dr. J.P. Anderson ! The workshops are: DEI in the Age of Backlash Why Some People Want...
Feb 22, 20242 min read


Endorsement: Nick Brown for Attorney General
2024 is upon us which means we are in an election year. Nick Brown is running for Attorney General of WA state and Culture Connecting...
Feb 21, 20241 min read


Take Action and Advocate to include AANHPI History in WA K-12 Curriculum
Make Us Visible, a nationwide effort to include Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in school...
Feb 21, 20241 min read


Centering the Margins: An Art Show about Marginalization
Our Support & Projects Manager Judy Lee is an artist focused on social justice. She is also a community care advocate supporting the...
Feb 20, 20241 min read


Newsletter: February 2024 Issue 2
Is Racism Natural? "If racism is natural, then why did it need law to become a fact of American social life? Think about aspects of human...
Feb 15, 20244 min read


Is racism natural?
Is racism natural? Did our ancestors who wondered about the forests and savannas of pre-history view differences in skin tone and hair...
Feb 14, 20244 min read


Learning Black History inspires me to be a Good Ancestor by Kyle Mylius
This is a guest post by Kyle Mylius, co-founder of Humanize Wealth and was originally written for their blog which can be found here . A...
Feb 13, 20248 min read


Honoring the Past and Building the Future with Cultur X
"The world started to show that this is really needed...what's happening across the country, trying to covertly just kind of remove...
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Newsletter: February 2024 Issue 1
February is Black History Month Black History Month was formally established in 1976 but the precursor to this celebration was "Negro...
Feb 2, 20244 min read


February is Black History Month
Black History Month was formally established in 1976 but the precursor to this celebration was "Negro History Week" founded by Black...
Feb 1, 20241 min read


Newsletter: January 2024 Issue 1
Meet our Newest team member J.P. Anderson! It's a new year and we are excited to introduce you to our new team member, J.P. Anderson who...
Jan 15, 20243 min read


Introducing Dr. J.P. Anderson, Racial Equity Consultant
"When I was younger, I used to get the 'what are you?' question...I used to try to explain it and now I just stopped trying to describe...
Jan 12, 20244 min read


Our Book Picks of 2023
Our Cultures Connecting team are avid readers and while we have a long list of books we recommend, we decided to share one of the most...
Dec 19, 20231 min read


Newsletter: December 2023 Issue 2
Reflecting on 2023 As we come to the close of 2023, we are each reflecting on what we've learned, ways we've grown, and what we are...
Dec 18, 20232 min read


Year of Changes: Reflections on 2023
As we head towards the end of 2023, our Cultures Connecting team is reflecting on this past year. Kenzie Gandy, our Administrative Specialist, left in spring after seeing us through the pandemic. Judy Lee came on board soon after as Support & Projects Manager. We wish Jerod Grant well as he leaves after five years with us as a Racial Equity Specialist. We recently hired our newest team member whom we look forward to introducting you to in the new year. We've seen lots of cha
Dec 15, 20234 min read


Ilsa Govan on The Sparking Entrepreneur Podcast
Ilsa Govan, co-founder of Cultures Connecting, shares her 15-year entrepreneurial journey with host Kiran Agrahar on The Sparking...
Dec 14, 20231 min read


Hiring the most qualified candidate
Our Hiring & Retaining a Diverse Worforce workshop focuses on looking at hiring practices through an equity lens in advertising,...
Dec 6, 20231 min read
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