When retired policy consultant Nolice Edwards attended an orientation for potential grand jury members, the lack of diversity in the meeting was glaring and her “spidey sense” started tingling. At the end of the session, a facilitator asked if those present had any questions. Edwards lifted her hand.
“I just sort of raised the question — I said, ‘There’s not a lot of diversity in the room and not to be negative, I’m just wondering if you have some thoughts about why that is.”
At a time when diversity and inclusion are under attack, Edwards says her inquiry wasn’t shut down as it may have been in other spaces…