Evelyn R. Carter, Ph.D. | DEI expert, Author, Speaker

“listen to Black women,” we say. and last night, portland did.

i knew joining @ijeomaoluo as her conversation partner for the Endless Wonders Book Fest would be incredible. what i didn’t anticipate is just how much ground we would cover in an hour’s time.

our discussion spanned the topics of parenting, the relationship between HR and DEI, what accountability looks like for those who have done tremendous harm, and the audience of our books. (spoiler alert: ijeoma doesn’t write *for* White people — and neither do i.)

most importantly, ijeoma reminded us that we are here BECAUSE we’ve survived. we have the tools to fight injustice — and to win — and it’s up to us to make sure *those* stories get told, too.

i’m so inspired, and so full of hope.