Karith Foster takes her passion for entertaining and critical thinking nationwide- from the airwaves to organizations; from universities to corporations creating a seismic shift in mindsets to create a space for effective communication. She is the visionary behind INVERSITY™ a philosophy and methodology intentionally designed revolutionize and transform the way we address issues of diversity and leadership. |
Karith on Howard Stern
The passing of Don Imus last month has left many who worked alongside the radio host with mixed emotions following his death. For Karith Foster, who called into the Stern Show on Tuesday, her time on “Imus in the Morning” was brief but not without incident. She was hired soon after Imus made on-air, racially disparaging comments about the Rutgers women’s basketball team in 2007. As a black woman herself, Karith was brought on in an effort to diversify Imus’s show.
|
Foster Russell Alliance For Meaningful Expression(F.R.A.M.E.) Talks with Great.com
Karim Bukhadurov from Great.com interviewed FRAME as part of their 'Great.com Talks With...' podcast. This series is an antidote to negative news stories that aims to shed light on organizations and experts whose work is making a positive impact on the world.
To make real progress, we must try to understand people we disagree with Deep, rich and thoughtful conversations help us to cultivate empathy and learn from others, even if we don’t agree with everything we hear. Karith Foster discussed the importance of free speech and the open exchange of ideas. Read more at>>>>Great.com On your right, watch the whole interview for examples of how respect and cross-cultural friendships have been forged through mutually-respectful discussion. Great.com is an innovative charity project working to solve the climate crisis. They believe that climate change is the most pressing issue facing mankind today and ending it will take swift action and creative problem solving. Great.com’s founder, Erik Bergman, has a background in online casino marketing and started Great.com with the goal to move money from the online casino industry to climate research. |
|
Students will remember her voice and vision because she did not preach at them, or insult their intelligence. She appealed to their reason and reached them at their level. I highly recommend Stereotyped 101 to any campus interested in opening up students, faculty, and staff to dialoguing about difference.” -CSU Bakersfield, Crystal Becks, Coordinator for Campus Diversity Programming and Director of Student Housing |
|