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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Jan 204 min read
Yes, Even Heroes Get Discouraged
It was 1967, and a disheartened Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., felt uncertain about his next move. We don’t always picture great leaders in...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Nov 22, 20243 min read
The Long-Awaited Apology: Remembering the 1882 Navy Bombing of Angoon
Photo by Gregoire Jeanneau on Unsplash On October 26, 1882, tragedy struck the Tlingit village of Angoon on Alaska’s Southeast...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Nov 8, 20243 min read
A Long-Overdue Apology: President Biden Addresses the Pain of Federal Boarding Schools in U.S. Historic Speech
Photo by Boston Public Library on unsplash.com On October 25, 2024, at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, President Joe Biden...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Oct 12, 20244 min read
ALLIES PREPARE – IT’S ALMOST HALLOWEEN!
I always get an uneasy feeling this time of year. Halloween approaches, and I grip for the stereotypes on parade that are sure to come....
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Sep 18, 20243 min read
CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SIMPLE QUESTIONS
Photo by Ana Municio via unsplash.com Once, I was teaching at a recreational vehicle corporation with some sales reps in Canada. I stood...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Sep 2, 20243 min read
“WHERE ARE YOU FROM?” AND OTHER OFFENSIVE QUESTIONS
A friend and colleague of mine is often asked, “Where are you from?” He answers simply, “Northbrook, Illinois.” “No,” they comment,...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
May 23, 20244 min read
REVEALED: SECRETS TO A MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR AAPI EMPLOYEES and STUDENTS
I mentioned in my last post that I work in corporate America and this country's School Districts. I've seen talented Asian Americans...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
May 1, 20243 min read
6 BARRIERS AAPI REGULARLY FACE AND AN EASY BEGINNING SOLUTION
Continuing our series on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), I wanted to discuss some common barriers my colleagues and...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Apr 30, 20243 min read
FROM IGNORANCE TO A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLDVIEW: AAPI Heritage Month Starts Now!
It's May! Time to celebrate the heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Heritage months are both crazy -...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Apr 19, 20243 min read
WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO OVER THE PAST?
Because if something is still happening, it's not over. TODAY'S THIRD WAVE OF SEGREGATION Why are our cities still so segregated? While...
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Sue O'Halloran - Speaker, Seminar Leader and Story Artist
Apr 9, 20243 min read
THINK YOU CHOSE WHERE YOU WANTED TO LIVE? THINK AGAIN
#FairHousingMonth The Second Wave of Segregation: The Federal Government Gets Involved With the isolated Black and White areas in place...
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Susan O'Halloran
Mar 31, 20243 min read
The Big Lie Behind Housing Segregation
For April's Fair Housing month, Sue explores the first wave of housing segregation in the 1920s and 30s.
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Susan O'Halloran
Mar 17, 20244 min read
DON’T CHOOSE YOUR NEXT READ UNTIL YOU’VE READ THESE BOOK REVIEWS and… A QUICK LOOK AT TWO EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN
WOMEN’S HISTORY QUIZ Do you know who Grace Lee Boggs was? What about Peggy Alexander? Read to the end of this blog post to see if you...
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Susan O'Halloran
Mar 7, 20244 min read
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW WILL HURT YOU: Reflections for Women’s History Month
I was in the fourth grade in 1959 when I attended the band demonstration at my grammar school on the southwest side of Chicago. Mr....
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Susan O'Halloran
Feb 14, 20242 min read
YOU Can Be a Black History Hero!
Black History Month is a great time to consider the many, many people, groups and organizations that worked so hard to make change...
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Susan O'Halloran
Jan 3, 20243 min read
Take One Day to Plan an Inclusive Year
Holidays and anniversaries only make up the tip of a culture’s essence, but even with these seemingly commonplace celebrations, we can...
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Susan O'Halloran
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Can We Share the Center?
One day I was shopping in a drugstore with a friend who is Black. I was buying some mousse for my hair. I walked down a center aisle and...
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Susan O'Halloran
Dec 6, 20233 min read
Listening Even When It’s Hard to Believe Someone
After college, I worked at an ad agency. I was having a great time there and loved the people for whom I worked. One of my coworkers,...
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