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Culturally Responsive Practices for Black Students with Delbert Richardson Part 4
In part 4 of Ilsa Govan's conversation with Delbert Richardson of The Unspoken Truths Traveling Museum, Mr. Richardson talks about the different ways he cultivates belonging when engaging with students. This is the final part of this conversation and parts 1-3 can be found below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Cultures Connecting
Nov 24, 20251 min read


Culturally Responsive Practices for Black Students with Delbert Richardson Part 3
In part 3 of our conversation with Delbert Richardson of The Unspoken Truths Traveling Museum, Mr. Richardson talks about his museum and how younger students experience and engage with his exhibit. Parts 1 and 2 of this conversation with Ilsa Govan and Mr. Richardson can be found on our blog here .

Cultures Connecting
Oct 17, 20251 min read


Newsletter: October 2025 Issue 2
Save the Dates for Upcoming Workshops for 2026 We are in the last quarter of 2025 so it's time to plan our 2026 workshops. We have four workshops scheduled for next year so far which you can find below, along with brief descriptions. We will announce more details in this newsletter when registration opens! Train the Trainer with Dr. Caprice Hollins & Ilsa Govan January 14, 15, & 16 at 8:30-12:00pm PT on Zoom Through engaging and interactive exercises, participants learn stra

Cultures Connecting
Oct 15, 20255 min read


Culturally Responsive Practices for Black Students with Delbert Richardson Part 1
Continuing the conversation about culturally responsive practices for Black students, our co-founder Ilsa Govan talks with Delbert...

Cultures Connecting
Sep 3, 20251 min read


Newsletter: September 2025 Issue 1
Coming Up this Month: Learn to Speak Up with Shutting Down When having difficult conversations, do you... React impulsively instead of responding thoughtfully? Lash out or withdraw when the conversation becomes tense? Speak without listening? We've all been there. Engaging in tough conversations with family, friends, and colleagues requires intentional effort, skill, and practice. At our workshop, Speaking Up without Shutting Down: Tools for Hard Conversations, you'll learn t

Cultures Connecting
Sep 2, 20256 min read


Culturally Responsive Practices for Black Students Pt. 4
We've been sharing this conversation between our co-founders Ilsa Govan and Caprice Hollins on culturally responsive practices for Black...

Cultures Connecting
Jun 19, 20251 min read


June 2025 Issue 2
Radical Self-Care and Community Connections Workshop is on June 18th The world may feel heavy for many of us with the dismantling of...

Cultures Connecting
Jun 15, 20255 min read


Culturally Responsive Practices for Black Students Pt. 3
We are back with part 3 of a conversation between our co-founders Ilsa and Caprice on culturally responsive practices for Black students....

Cultures Connecting
Jun 10, 20251 min read


Newsletter: June 2025 Issue 1
Advancing DEIBelonging Workshop Date Change As you know, we distribute our Diversity Calendar to help you plan your events and meetings...

Cultures Connecting
Jun 2, 20255 min read


Culturally Responsive Practices for Black Students: Part 2
In April, we shared part 1 of a conversation between our co-founders, Ilsa Govan and Dr. Caprice Hollins. Ilsa interviewed Caprice about...

Judy Lee
May 16, 20251 min read


Newsletter: April 2025 Issue 2
Share Your Wins with the Community As we’re navigating the current backlash against DEI and the barrage of harmful policies against...

Cultures Connecting
Apr 16, 20255 min read


10 Qualities of Culturally Competent Leaders
Culturally competent leaders can come from all levels of an organization or community. While leaders have the responsibility to move...

Ilsa Govan
Aug 21, 20115 min read
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