Episode 15
Dr. A. Breeze Harper has a PhD in the social sciences, with emphasis in intersectionality, anti-racism and racial-gender inclusion/equity. She holds an ALM in Educational Technologies from Harvard Extension School, where she received the Dean’s Award for her Master’s thesis on how racial-gender privilege operates in online forums.
Dr. Harper has 15+ years of experience as a diversity, equity, and inclusion expert. She is the founder of an innovative inclusion, diversity, and equity consulting firm called Critical Diversity Solutions. Dr. Harper is also a published author and novelist. Her second novel, Seeds of Sankofa, will be published by Brill Press.
We had the great privilege to talk to Dr. Harper about the genesis and current state of her inclusion and equity work, her evolution as a writer and novelist, and how her experiences while a student at Harvard Extension School helped to launch her career and her journey in academia.