Mia Henry – Medium

Mia Henry

she/her/they/them

How to Start Your JEDI Team: 5 Keys to Success

You know your organization needs a dedicated team to address oppression and build a justice-oriented culture. But how do you get started?

Mar 31, 2023

Team working together at a conference table.

Mar 31, 2023

Doing DEI work in your organization? Start with Justice.

For the past decade, especially in 2020, we saw companies, nonprofits, and other organizations make bold claims about their commitment to…

Jan 17, 2023

Doing DEI work in your organization? Start with Justice.

Jan 17, 2023

8 Ways to Show Gratitude in Our Justice Work

At my organization, we believe cultivating a culture of gratitude is critical to movement-building and a clear antidote to white supremacy…

Nov 17, 2022

person with curly black hair wearing a yellow sweater holding bothhands to their heart. the background is dark and light red

Nov 17, 2022

5 Questions to Ask that Go Beyond Diversity and Inclusion

When working with our clients to bring a social justice lens to their perspective and work, we use a set of questions that are based on…

Sep 13, 2022

5 Questions to Ask that Go Beyond Diversity and Inclusion

Sep 13, 2022

Giving New Meaning to Memorial Day

In recent years, I’ve started thinking about Memorial Day differently.

May 29, 2022

Giving New Meaning to Memorial Day

May 29, 2022

Lessons in Collective Leadership from Black History: Brown v. Board of Education

When studying and celebrating Black history, we often focus on learning about individual people. Yet, in most cases, when history is made…

Feb 26, 2022

Lessons in Collective Leadership from Black History: Brown v. Board of Education

Feb 26, 2022

MLK was in love: What a letter to Coretta reveals about how relationships shape our politics

This weekend we celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. (Thank goodness because, even though the year just started, I’m…

Jan 17, 2022

MLK was in love: What a letter to Coretta reveals about how relationships shape our politics

Jan 17, 2022

Why Every 8th Grade Class Should Go to Alabama

Artifacts and symbols of our democracy may reside in D.C., but the struggle for America to live up to its ideals is found in the Heart of…

May 24, 2021

Students standing in circle with adult woman with fists in the air

May 24, 2021

Policing Doesn’t Protect Us

The police were never meant to serve and protect all of its citizens. It is time to invest in social infrastructure including public…

Jun 5, 2020

This says Policing doesn’t protect us. Resources for different learning styles.. and it has a picture of books, etc.

Jun 5, 2020

How Am I Responding to Yet Another Murder by Police?

I am doing a lot of things this week as I process the murders of black people at the hands of police and the range of societal reactions…

May 30, 2020

How Am I Responding to Yet Another Murder by Police?

May 30, 2020

Mia Henry

Mia Henry

she/her/they/them

Facilitator, trainer, speaker, and leadership coach. CEO of Freedom Lifted — a justice and equity education firm. FreedomLifted.com

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams