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Influencing how workplaces become better, one ally at a time. Posts by Karen Catlin, author of Better Allies® books & the 5 Ally Actions newsletter
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· Jan 29
DEI activities still legal in the USA:
Endorsing coworkers.
Amplifying voices in meetings.
Acknowledging ideas.
Using inclusive language.
Sharing unwritten rules.
Diversifying networks.
Structured interviewing.
Pay equity reviews.
Workplace accommodations.
Learning to pronounce names.
Endorsing coworkers.
Amplifying voices in meetings.
Acknowledging ideas.
Using inclusive language.
Sharing unwritten rules.
Diversifying networks.
Structured interviewing.
Pay equity reviews.
Workplace accommodations.
Learning to pronounce names.
The US government does not have the power to erase historical truths👇
"The Trump administration must temporarily restore displays about slavery at a historic site connected to George Washington after a judge said the government did not have the power to erase historical truths” NYT Daily newsletter
"The Trump administration must temporarily restore displays about slavery at a historic site connected to George Washington after a judge said the government did not have the power to erase historical truths” NYT Daily newsletter
February 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The US government does not have the power to erase historical truths👇
"The Trump administration must temporarily restore displays about slavery at a historic site connected to George Washington after a judge said the government did not have the power to erase historical truths” NYT Daily newsletter
"The Trump administration must temporarily restore displays about slavery at a historic site connected to George Washington after a judge said the government did not have the power to erase historical truths” NYT Daily newsletter
Feels like a good time to share some responses to offensive/disparaging jokes:
- I don’t get it. Can you explain it to me?
- I love a good joke, but that wasn’t funny.
- Did you really just say that?
- Ouch
- I don’t get it. Can you explain it to me?
- I love a good joke, but that wasn’t funny.
- Did you really just say that?
- Ouch
NEW: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff ‘joked’ with employees who had traveled to the United States for a Salesforce all-hands meeting that ICE agents were in the building keeping tabs on them, 404 Media has learned.
Marc Benioff 'Jokes' ICE Is Watching Salesforce Employees Who Traveled to the U.S.
"Employees are going absolutely apeshit in internal Slack about how completely awful it was."
www.404media.co
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Feels like a good time to share some responses to offensive/disparaging jokes:
- I don’t get it. Can you explain it to me?
- I love a good joke, but that wasn’t funny.
- Did you really just say that?
- Ouch
- I don’t get it. Can you explain it to me?
- I love a good joke, but that wasn’t funny.
- Did you really just say that?
- Ouch
Don't be a Teflon leader, where problems never stick to you.
Instead, apologize and then do better.
www.tpr.org/news/2026-02...
Instead, apologize and then do better.
www.tpr.org/news/2026-02...
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Don't be a Teflon leader, where problems never stick to you.
Instead, apologize and then do better.
www.tpr.org/news/2026-02...
Instead, apologize and then do better.
www.tpr.org/news/2026-02...
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love."
Just had to type that lovely message.
Just had to type that lovely message.
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love."
Just had to type that lovely message.
Just had to type that lovely message.
Reposted by Better Allies
Shareholders of 33 out of 33 corporations including Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, have voted overwhelmingly to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025-6, most by 98-99 percent of voting shares. Shareholder voting scorecard here: www.impactivize.org/2025-shareho...
Impactivize Shareholder Scorecard™ -
2025-6 Anti-DEI Proposals and Shareholder Voting Results
www.impactivize.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Shareholders of 33 out of 33 corporations including Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, have voted overwhelmingly to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025-6, most by 98-99 percent of voting shares. Shareholder voting scorecard here: www.impactivize.org/2025-shareho...
Why yes, I did in fact watch “Bad Bunny Carpool Karaoke“ twice this weekend.
February 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Why yes, I did in fact watch “Bad Bunny Carpool Karaoke“ twice this weekend.
The #SuperBowl is February 8. Or is it the #SuperbOwl? 🦉 😉
A somewhat regular reminder to please #CapitalizeEachWord in a multi-word hashtag. Doing so helps screen readers identify each word and then say the hashtag correctly. It’s one of the simplest accessibility things we can do.
#A11y
A somewhat regular reminder to please #CapitalizeEachWord in a multi-word hashtag. Doing so helps screen readers identify each word and then say the hashtag correctly. It’s one of the simplest accessibility things we can do.
#A11y
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The #SuperBowl is February 8. Or is it the #SuperbOwl? 🦉 😉
A somewhat regular reminder to please #CapitalizeEachWord in a multi-word hashtag. Doing so helps screen readers identify each word and then say the hashtag correctly. It’s one of the simplest accessibility things we can do.
#A11y
A somewhat regular reminder to please #CapitalizeEachWord in a multi-word hashtag. Doing so helps screen readers identify each word and then say the hashtag correctly. It’s one of the simplest accessibility things we can do.
#A11y
I don’t post racist tropes dehumanizing Black people. Just sayin’
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I don’t post racist tropes dehumanizing Black people. Just sayin’
When HRM Outlook asked me to contribute an article for their workplace culture edition, I knew exactly what I wanted to write about.
"Using AI to Strengthen Workplace Culture—Not Undermine It"
#AI #BetterAllies #BetterWorkplaces
hrmoutlook.com/using-ai-to-...
"Using AI to Strengthen Workplace Culture—Not Undermine It"
#AI #BetterAllies #BetterWorkplaces
hrmoutlook.com/using-ai-to-...
Using AI to Strengthen Workplace Culture—Not Undermine It - HRM Outlook
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concern for HR leaders—it’s a present-day reality. From hiring and performance management to productivity tools and workforce analytics, AI is rapidly res...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
When HRM Outlook asked me to contribute an article for their workplace culture edition, I knew exactly what I wanted to write about.
"Using AI to Strengthen Workplace Culture—Not Undermine It"
#AI #BetterAllies #BetterWorkplaces
hrmoutlook.com/using-ai-to-...
"Using AI to Strengthen Workplace Culture—Not Undermine It"
#AI #BetterAllies #BetterWorkplaces
hrmoutlook.com/using-ai-to-...
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For Black History Month, “A Century of Black History Commemorations” asks institutions, including workplaces, to examine whose stories they have elevated, whose they’ve erased, and how they will protect Black history amid book bans and attacks on DEI.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/speak-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/speak-...
Speak Up, Get Loud Newsletter Issue #2
February 4, 2026 Welcome back to our second week of Impactivize’s newly launched newsletter. In this issue, we spotlight why and how companies are recognizing Black History Month, not just as a season...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
For Black History Month, “A Century of Black History Commemorations” asks institutions, including workplaces, to examine whose stories they have elevated, whose they’ve erased, and how they will protect Black history amid book bans and attacks on DEI.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/speak-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/speak-...
How often do you think of the perfect response to a racist comment, hours after it happened?
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has some suggestions. #BlackHistoryMonth
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has some suggestions. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
How often do you think of the perfect response to a racist comment, hours after it happened?
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has some suggestions. #BlackHistoryMonth
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has some suggestions. #BlackHistoryMonth
Black employees are more likely to have their decisions questioned, monitored more closely, & judged more harshly.
When you’re about to question someone’s decision, ask yourself, “Would I apply this same level of scrutiny to someone with a different identity?”
#BlackHistoryMonth
When you’re about to question someone’s decision, ask yourself, “Would I apply this same level of scrutiny to someone with a different identity?”
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Black employees are more likely to have their decisions questioned, monitored more closely, & judged more harshly.
When you’re about to question someone’s decision, ask yourself, “Would I apply this same level of scrutiny to someone with a different identity?”
#BlackHistoryMonth
When you’re about to question someone’s decision, ask yourself, “Would I apply this same level of scrutiny to someone with a different identity?”
#BlackHistoryMonth
I spy with my little eye... a small surge of new subscribers to my newsletter from the Minnesota state government today.
What a nice surprise
My latest edition must have resonated with them
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What a nice surprise
My latest edition must have resonated with them
mailchi.mp/e1771ff987e4...
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I spy with my little eye... a small surge of new subscribers to my newsletter from the Minnesota state government today.
What a nice surprise
My latest edition must have resonated with them
mailchi.mp/e1771ff987e4...
What a nice surprise
My latest edition must have resonated with them
mailchi.mp/e1771ff987e4...
Two days before the start of Black History Month,
four Black journalists are arrested
for doing their job.
four Black journalists are arrested
for doing their job.
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Two days before the start of Black History Month,
four Black journalists are arrested
for doing their job.
four Black journalists are arrested
for doing their job.
“May we look at Minnesota as a reflection of where we’ve been and a window into who we can become — a people bound together not by fear, but by a network of care, and shared commitment to life, dignity, and mutual support.”
belonging.berkeley.edu/what-fierce-...
belonging.berkeley.edu/what-fierce-...
This is what fierce, organized love looks like
belonging.berkeley.edu
January 27, 2026 at 8:35 PM
“May we look at Minnesota as a reflection of where we’ve been and a window into who we can become — a people bound together not by fear, but by a network of care, and shared commitment to life, dignity, and mutual support.”
belonging.berkeley.edu/what-fierce-...
belonging.berkeley.edu/what-fierce-...
With immigration crackdowns, protests, and violence in the news, many people are scared. For themselves and their families. And many are bringing that fear to work.
Let's all show care for each other. Check in with coworkers. Listen to how they're feeling. Let them know it's ok to not be ok.
Let's all show care for each other. Check in with coworkers. Listen to how they're feeling. Let them know it's ok to not be ok.
January 27, 2026 at 1:57 AM
With immigration crackdowns, protests, and violence in the news, many people are scared. For themselves and their families. And many are bringing that fear to work.
Let's all show care for each other. Check in with coworkers. Listen to how they're feeling. Let them know it's ok to not be ok.
Let's all show care for each other. Check in with coworkers. Listen to how they're feeling. Let them know it's ok to not be ok.
Before sharing something on social media, ask yourself: Who is this video (or image) serving? Who could it harm?
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Before sharing something on social media, ask yourself: Who is this video (or image) serving? Who could it harm?
Remember the "Dear Colleague" memo the Ed Dept sent telling institutions to stop using race as a factor in admissions, hiring, scholarships, student support?
The one that caused universities to stop all DEI?
It was deemed unlawful. And the govt has dropped their appeal.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
The one that caused universities to stop all DEI?
It was deemed unlawful. And the govt has dropped their appeal.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Remember the "Dear Colleague" memo the Ed Dept sent telling institutions to stop using race as a factor in admissions, hiring, scholarships, student support?
The one that caused universities to stop all DEI?
It was deemed unlawful. And the govt has dropped their appeal.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
The one that caused universities to stop all DEI?
It was deemed unlawful. And the govt has dropped their appeal.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
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🔥 BREAKING: Shareholders of software giant Intuit vote to reject anti-DEI proposal (tally TBA). Intuit Board calls the proposal's requests "unnecessary and wasteful." Shareholders of 32 out of 32 companies have voted to defeat anti-DEI proposals in 2025-6.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
BREAKING: Intuit Shareholders Vote to Defeat Anti-DEI Proposal -
Shareholders of software giant Intuit voted today to defeat an anti-DEI proposal, adding to chorus of companies saying DEI is a business imperative. The company, which serves approximately 100 million...
www.impactivize.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
🔥 BREAKING: Shareholders of software giant Intuit vote to reject anti-DEI proposal (tally TBA). Intuit Board calls the proposal's requests "unnecessary and wasteful." Shareholders of 32 out of 32 companies have voted to defeat anti-DEI proposals in 2025-6.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
Why yes, I pull over a drum and top it with a coffee table book to create a stand for my tripod for filming shorts in my living room.
Doesn’t everyone?
Doesn’t everyone?
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Why yes, I pull over a drum and top it with a coffee table book to create a stand for my tripod for filming shorts in my living room.
Doesn’t everyone?
Doesn’t everyone?
Missed my newsletter last week? It's not too late.
From DARVO to AI-driven digital blackface to myths about “reverse discrimination,” I unpack the patterns shaping our workplaces. And give you steps to take to create the kind of workplace you want (and others need).
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From DARVO to AI-driven digital blackface to myths about “reverse discrimination,” I unpack the patterns shaping our workplaces. And give you steps to take to create the kind of workplace you want (and others need).
mailchi.mp/d944db6961b8...
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Missed my newsletter last week? It's not too late.
From DARVO to AI-driven digital blackface to myths about “reverse discrimination,” I unpack the patterns shaping our workplaces. And give you steps to take to create the kind of workplace you want (and others need).
mailchi.mp/d944db6961b8...
From DARVO to AI-driven digital blackface to myths about “reverse discrimination,” I unpack the patterns shaping our workplaces. And give you steps to take to create the kind of workplace you want (and others need).
mailchi.mp/d944db6961b8...
Regrettably, I'm about to decline an invitation to be on a podcast.
Why? The host doesn't provide transcripts.
And I want a transcript for accessibility.
🙁
#A11y #Inclusion
Why? The host doesn't provide transcripts.
And I want a transcript for accessibility.
🙁
#A11y #Inclusion
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Regrettably, I'm about to decline an invitation to be on a podcast.
Why? The host doesn't provide transcripts.
And I want a transcript for accessibility.
🙁
#A11y #Inclusion
Why? The host doesn't provide transcripts.
And I want a transcript for accessibility.
🙁
#A11y #Inclusion
When DARVO surfaces, we face a choice: Stay silent, or disrupt it and stop the manipulation.
Dr Jennifer Freyd coined DARVO, which stands for Deny the harmful behavior, Attack the person raising the concern, and Reverse the roles of Victim and Offender, painting themselves as the injured party.
Dr Jennifer Freyd coined DARVO, which stands for Deny the harmful behavior, Attack the person raising the concern, and Reverse the roles of Victim and Offender, painting themselves as the injured party.
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
When DARVO surfaces, we face a choice: Stay silent, or disrupt it and stop the manipulation.
Dr Jennifer Freyd coined DARVO, which stands for Deny the harmful behavior, Attack the person raising the concern, and Reverse the roles of Victim and Offender, painting themselves as the injured party.
Dr Jennifer Freyd coined DARVO, which stands for Deny the harmful behavior, Attack the person raising the concern, and Reverse the roles of Victim and Offender, painting themselves as the injured party.
Why I do what I do. (A short video)
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Why I Wrote Better Allies
YouTube video by Better Allies
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January 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Why I do what I do. (A short video)
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