Video by Calvin Reimold | U.S. Army Reserve Command | 02.08.2021
Lt. Gen. Jody Daniels, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general U.S. Army Reserve Command, speaks out against extremism. Extremism is not welcome in our ranks and we must get back to the culture of dignity and respect within our ranks so that we can be ready now, shaping tomorrow....
Video by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone | 374th Airlift Wing | 11.27.2020
As we conclude our
Video by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone | 374th Airlift Wing | 11.13.2020
"This is a slow process and any effective change takes time. You have to stick with it no matter how defeating it feels like no one's listening, no one's doing anything, keep doing something. It matters.” Ms. Kiondra Broadway, University of Maryland Global Campus Asia's overseas equity program assistant director, shares her experience with discrimination and unconscious bias and what we......
Video by Marie Pihulic | Fort Sill Public Affairs | 11.04.2020
The leaders in 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment are putting people first. They recently held Diamond Action Week to stand-up to the three corrosives in the Army: suicides, racism/extremism, and sexual assault/harassment. The Red Dragons had open discussions and listening sessions with Soldiers and family members to create a better understanding of the way ahead....
Video by Staff Sgt. Mark Moore | 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command | 11.02.2020
This month, the 32d AAMDC initiated the Swift and Sure Day program, which focuses on dedicating time for difficult conversations on suicide, racism, extremism, sexual harassment and sexual assault at the squad level....
Video by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone | 374th Airlift Wing | 10.31.2020
"I worked for a company that did not want people of color to visit the clients. If you were Caucasian and had a certain look they felt like they would represent the company better.” Ms. Carmen Brooks, pharmaceutical project manager and military spouse, shares her experience with discrimination and unconscious bias in the workplace and among neighbors. “I’m thinking about how these......
Video by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone | 374th Airlift Wing | 10.26.2020
"I walked into a room with another black troop, white males were in the room and they said 'oh, it's getting dark in here. Somebody turn on the lights.'" MSgt Ryan Hines, 374th LRS Fuels Information Service Center Section Chief and Yokota Air Base Honor Guard Superintendent, shares blatant and 'cloaked' racism he dealt with throughout his life. “I’m thinking about how these Airmen......
Video by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone | 374th Airlift Wing | 10.16.2020
"Why would you not believe me? Why did I have to have another individual put a filthy ruler up into my head just so you could be reassured that my hair was indeed in regulations? It was, by the way." SSgt Miquel Jordan, 374th Public Affairs Broadcast Journalist, recalls discrimination against her natural hair and conforming to hairstyles that excluded women of color. “I’m thinking......
