![Adobestock 359381652](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc8af2df7-55e6-40c2-8dfb-d4c2b7765d6b/AdobeStock_359381652.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=450&mono=0a7c51&q=80&rect=171%2C0%2C4867%2C2739&w=800)
Show Notes
We may have moved from a time of reckoning on racial equity to a time of transformation, says business leader Dr. Rohini Anand, and that gives her hope. The author of “Leading Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A Guide for Systemic Change in Multinational Organizations,” Anand advises leaders all over the world on how to get to work and make DEI improvements that stick. Each situation is unique, but the principles Anand has come up with help leaders adapt her expertise to their own organization. Miecha Ranea Forbes, the Aspen Institute’s Vice President of People and Culture, interviews Dr. Anand and shares some of her own expertise in this work. The talk is hosted by Ascend at the Aspen Institute; Ascend is a catalyst and convener for systems, policy, and social impact leaders working to create a society where every family passes a legacy of prosperity and well-being from one generation to the next.
Explore
Related episodes
![Jelani Cobb 2018](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/5d47b896-2c57-43b0-8b2d-d2560d8fa1af/43022977772_1442ec9932_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=8a5f4e&q=80&rect=2240%2C0%2C4480%2C4480&w=400)
![Jelani Cobb 2018](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/5d47b896-2c57-43b0-8b2d-d2560d8fa1af/43022977772_1442ec9932_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=2240%2C0%2C4480%2C4480&w=400)
Today race is a more prominent and intransigent problem than ever.
![7476911050 Def9f9aec7 B](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/61be3431-dfec-4b2f-8c99-eca62400a3fd/7476911050_def9f9aec7_b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=ac473e&q=80&rect=131%2C0%2C680%2C679&w=400)
![7476911050 Def9f9aec7 B](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/61be3431-dfec-4b2f-8c99-eca62400a3fd/7476911050_def9f9aec7_b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=131%2C0%2C680%2C679&w=400)
How does "color blindness" affect social policy and racial oppression?
![35420304941 E7a0e5e274 H](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/be8b5b14-156d-4cd1-8071-212e2f7576ba/35420304941_e7a0e5e274_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=4b7780&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1067%2C1067&w=400)
![35420304941 E7a0e5e274 H](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/be8b5b14-156d-4cd1-8071-212e2f7576ba/35420304941_e7a0e5e274_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1067%2C1067&w=400)
How does the dialogue on race continue?
![35486773585 A33ee7f6a7 H](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null43afefc7-5400-4874-9233-b1932a955730/35486773585_a33ee7f6a7_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=ac473e&q=80&rect=400%2C0%2C1067%2C1068&w=400)
![35486773585 A33ee7f6a7 H](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null43afefc7-5400-4874-9233-b1932a955730/35486773585_a33ee7f6a7_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=400%2C0%2C1067%2C1068&w=400)
Tensions are mounting across the United States and around the world. People from all walks of life often feel like their opinions aren’t respected or heard, leading to bitter disagreements that drive wedges between family members, neighbors, and communities. That’s where the Better Arguments Project comes in.
![adobe stock censorship](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/a9f82ef1-2a82-4c0b-927d-a6c93f3ca3a4/AdobeStock_221074735.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=0a7c51&q=80&rect=677%2C0%2C3000%2C3000&w=400)
![adobe stock censorship](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/a9f82ef1-2a82-4c0b-927d-a6c93f3ca3a4/AdobeStock_221074735.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=677%2C0%2C3000%2C3000&w=400)
How is social justice best pursued in a time when America is facing a reckoning on race? In today's cancel culture, many believe making the world a better place means banishing some opinions from the public sphere. John McWhorter, associate professor of English at Columbia University, says this censorious mindset threatens the value of free speech. McWhorter, a linguist an...