Every Juneteenth, I notice the same thing. Some people are celebrating. Some people are reflecting. And some people are acting like it's just another Friday. Recently, someone shared a story with me about a supervisor who scheduled a meeting on Juneteenth. When the employee pointed out that it was a federal holiday—and that it was literally listed on the company calendar—the supervisor was embarrassed and quickly moved the meeting. The story made me laugh a little. But it als

What Eliminating DEI in Law Schools Means for All of Us By Dr. Lisa Marie Lee | #BLKLIN It is time to strip away the sanitized framing and name the reality of this latest maneuver. In May 2026, the American Bar Association voted to eliminate Standard 206, the rule requiring law schools to demonstrate a concrete commitment to diversity in admissions, recruitment, faculty hiring, and student programming. The rule had already been suspended since February 2025 under pressure fro

(And Why Fear Is the Real Reason You Haven't Done It Yet) By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee Image created with Perplexity - Sonar 2 I'm going to say something that most people in your feed won't. You already know what your boundaries are. You already know which meetings drain you, which manager talks over you, and which projects ended up on your plate because nobody else wanted them and you were too afraid to say no. You know. This isn't about information. You have enough of that. This