"Rozie is wonderful at facilitating difficult conversations. She is both loving and fiercely committed to getting to the truth. I felt very safe as she worked with our group to reach a resolution satisfactory to all."

• JK, Retreat Participant

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What to Expect

This is a two-part curriculum, with each six-chapter course comprised of reading and video lessons, and suggestions for further study. Some lessons will include a “Flip it and Reverse It” section—my homage to Missy Elliot—where we will divert the context away from the Black/white binary, and begin exploring some of the ways that communities of Color need to navigate some of these topics.

In addition to the reflection sections within each chapter, you will have access to a downloadable journal where all the prompts are collected in one place. I hope you will use this personal reflection and journaling space to respond to some of the newer information and concepts that might come your way. No one needs to see your responses but you.

Most chapters end with a quiz, because gamification is always a little fun, and these often heavy topics can benefit from a moment of levity.

This course is not an exhaustive, comprehensive analysis of race, allyship, or equity. To expect that from any one source is not realistic, and in these times, it's not even pragmatic.

Rather, as your instructor, I've collated and curated resources and concepts, and consolidated some frameworks to serve as your "basecamp" for YOUR learning. I think one of the failures of our recent "DEI-related" compunction was a tendency to engage in us-v-them and sometimes binary thinking. My approach, like that of other leaders I admire, is to "call in" not call out, and to NEVER use the learning process as a weapon against those who have been disengaged, or misinformed.

We should admit that we ALL a society that has certain built-in norms and narratives— around race, but also around gender, class, and a bunch of other identities. The purpose of this course is not to make us feel bad about what we didn't know, or didn't have to know, our work is to come together NOW to dismantle these terrible so-called "rules of engagement" so we can collectively build the future we ALL deserve.

At the end of the first course, you will be invited to take the second one, which goes into "advanced" topics. At the end of that course, you'll receive a certificate to acknowledge your participation, and a few extra goodies from Brave Sis Project.

Before we get started, if you'd like, watch my introduction to the original course from 2024. In this course, you'll see the real me today, the 2024 me, a cartoon version of myself, and my animated counselor avatar. I hope the variety keeps you engaged!

(For the actual, live me: coaching and group facilitation sessions will be announced soon. Sign up for our #SistoryLessons newsletter for updates.)