Be the anti-racistS
your people need and deserve
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Just Roots and Black Amethyst are proud to present our unique intensive e-course specifically designed for organizational teams who are ready to take their existing DEIB and race equity efforts to the next level.
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Our incredible faculty will prepare you to overcome the challenges of dismantling white supremacy culture in your organization, and welcome you into a growing community of peers committed to transformative anti-racist leadership and accountability.
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Scroll down for details and pricing!
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A Unique Curriculum for unique times
Following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, organizations in every industry launched or revitalized diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives. Universities, foundations, and corporate America pledged millions of dollars to address racial inequality. Unfortunately, most of these efforts were half-baked and unsustainable.
Since 2023, DEIB-specific hiring dropped by 48%, funding for DEIB efforts decreased drastically in every sector, and there are now over 220 bills proposed across the country that explicitly attack or seek to ban DEIB initiatives altogether. Following the 2024 re-election of Donald Trump as US President, things will undoubtedly only get more dire for those of us who are fighting for equity.
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Now is the time to double-down on your investment in workplace race equity.
Designed especially for teams in this historic moment on the clock of the world, this self-paced e-course challenges you to learn, feel, and connect with other people in real-time.
Together, you’ll explore:
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History of white supremacy and the legacy of white settler colonialism in the US
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Roots and ongoing realities of racial capitalism in modern workplaces
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Hegemony and dominant cultures of power
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Intersectionality and positively valuing difference
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Overcoming resistance to change
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Reimagining your organization's relationship to power with our 5 D’s of anti-racist leadership
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Somatic embodiment of all that comes up in your individual and collective bodies throughout the lessons of this course
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Who needs this program?
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You are a C-suite executive, director, or Human Resources professional looking for ways to take your team's commitment to race equity to the next level.
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You are an internal race equity leader who wants to commit your DEIB budget to deepening your team's knowledge and strengthening your collective anti-racism skills this coming year.
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Your team cares deeply for justice, fairness, and the right of every person to thrive because of who they are, not despite it.
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You're bracing yourselves for the rising anti-DEIB movement and want to make your organization's efforts more impactful, sustainable, and accountable for years to come.
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You are ready to let go of perfectionism and overcome fear of failure and ridicule so you can unleash new dimensions of creativity, innovation, vulnerability, and radical trust across your team.
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You are ready to reimagine your organization's relationship to power -- the key to making lasting transformative change toward equity and fairness.
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If any of these sound like you and your team, then this course is for you! Sign up now to get the support you need to become the anti-racist organization your staff and communities need and deserve.​
We've Got You Covered
With your purchase, you'll get:
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12 months' access to this timely e-course to complete at a pace that works for you / your team (we recommend aiming to do one module per week, biweekly, or monthly)
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6 modules with 26 lessons and over 120 minutes of video lectures, as well as art, music, poetry, solo reflection and somatic grounding prompts, and group activities and discussion questions
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Monthly encouragement emails
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Quarterly live Q&A sessions with the teachers
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For groups and organizations, you can add on the following for an additional fee that varies by tier:
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Monthly progress reports so you can see how far along your folks are in the course
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A private exclusive Cadre Community Forum (like a private Facebook group specifically for your team to share questions, resources, struggles, and growth with each other in a safe and brave space... but without a creepy billionaire watching you and stealing your identity and ideas)
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By the End of This Course You & Your Team Will
Better Understand + Embody
Our Collective Racial
History in the US
Foster Radical Resilience for Discomfort Inherent
in Change Work
Learn to Decenter + Dismantle
White Supremacy + Racial Capitalism in Your Organization
Begin to Practice Radical
Transparency + Accountability
BADASS TEACHING TEAM
We have 50+ years' collective experience holding change, facilitating vulnerable exchanges and healing conversations, and teaching about liberatory DEIB, anti-racism, and anti-oppression practices to groups large and small. Bios below!
Liz Nicolas, Esq.
Liz (she/her) is a Black, Haitian-American, cis-gender consultant, workers’ rights attorney, yoga instructor, and anti-racism advocate. She is the co-founder and CEO of Black Amethyst LLC, a consulting firm that helps institutions and communities create and sustain equitable, inclusive and diverse environments. She has nearly two decades of experience helping organizations and individuals navigate complex issues. Her commitment to collective liberation and social justice have guided and informed her approach to individual and institutional transformation. Liz is a strategist and systems thinker who leads and collaborates with humor, empathy, generosity and kindness.
Jessica Rodriguez Becker
Jess (she/her) is an educator and consultant who specializes in adult learning around issues of justice and equity. She is the co-founder and Chief Ideation Officer (CIO) of Black Amethyst LLC, a consulting firm that helps institutions and communities create and sustain equitable, inclusive and diverse environments. Jessica brings a holistic approach to supporting individuals and organizations in their pursuit of justice and liberation. She believes that true transformation requires attention to the whole person, including their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. By integrating practices like yoga, meditation, and mindfulness into her work, Jessica creates spaces for individuals and organizations to connect more deeply with themselves and each other. Her connection to her Afro-Caribbean roots runs deep, and she has a love for the diaspora that informs her work. Born and raised in NYC, she is a Nuyorican (of Afro-Caribbean, Indigena descent) and her parents were born in Puerto Rico (the island originally called Borinquen). She feels most at home near the equator and loves her Blackness, her Caribbean-ness, her womanhood, her queerness, her sisterhood, her mothering-heart, and her intuitive insight.
Milo Primeaux, Esq.
Milo (he/they) is a white Lebanese queer transgender person, civil rights attorney licensed in New York, and founder and CEO of Just Roots Consulting. Milo brings over 20 years of experience educating people about their legal rights, developing new leadership, and fostering critical awareness rooted in anti-oppression principles and cultural humility. He is a compassionate space holder, change maker, and facilitator who centers intimate interconnection. He is especially passionate about working with other white people to do the critically important life-saving work of healing our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits so that we can be of most service in demolishing white supremacy in this world. His approach to anti-racism focuses on intersectionality, somatic abolition, intentionality coupled with transparency and accountability, and embracing imperfection. He is committed to land and resource rematriation to Indigenous peoples and reparations to people impacted by slavery. Milo is an edge-walker, hedge-rider, and cultural healer who is trying to become his ancestors' wildest dreams and a wise and irreverent ancestor that our descendants can count on. He believes asking better questions of ourselves and each other is a key to our collective liberation.
Designed for Teams
Available for Solo Learners, Too
No one person can dismantle white supremacy or racial capitalism on their own. If it were possible, it would have happened already by people far smarter, wiser, braver, and more capable than any of us.
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We need each other to put a dent in these centuries-long, deeply rooted systems of oppression that are designed to divide, terrorize, and break us. We have to do it together.
So, this course is designed for teams of people to learn, feel, grow, and connect together in this important work.
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Individuals can absolutely enroll and will definitely gain something from this course, but we strongly encourage you to get at least one or more friends, colleagues, neighbors, family members, or community members to purchase and take it with you for maximum learning and growth benefit.
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Each lesson comes with reflection prompts for solo reflection, journaling, and art-making, as well as discussion prompts, worksheets, exercises, and other activities for people who are going through the course together.
If taken seriously, we believe this course will help you all:
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Learn more about yourselves and one another
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Lean into vulnerability (which invites vulnerability from others)
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Foster trust and a sense of camaraderie
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Create momentum around courageous learning and growth together
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Inspire new ideas, practices, and strategies to try in real-time
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Invite a new and loving definition of accountability that proactively invites and appreciates critical feedback as opportunities for repair and healing as you practice and grow together!
PRICING
TIERED PRICING
We offer honor-based, tiered pricing based on your organization’s annual budget or your individual income for solo learners. Basically, we ask that you pay more if you have more, and pay less if you don't. We trust you to assess your financial position and invest in a way that reflects both your capacity and your commitment to the collective care we all deserve.​
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WHY?
Our work is queer-, trans-, and women of color-led, and this pricing structure is an intentional practice of the community care and solidarity we value. When you choose a payment tier below, you are not only supporting our labor and vision but also participating in a radical model of exchange that acknowledges how systems of inequality like racism, sexism, and ableism shape access to power and privilege, challenges extractive capitalism, and uplifts community-based solutions.
By inviting those with greater financial resources and privilege to contribute more, we create opportunities for those with fewer resources to access our program at a reduced rate. This helps us make more high-quality, transformative content while making these learning opportunities accessible to as many people as possible. Shout out to the AORTA Cooperative for inspiring this approach!
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HOW IT WORKS
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Identify which tiered price below is most appropriate for you, and click "Buy Now" in that tier.
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You'll be redirected to Kajabi, the platform that hosts this e-course program.
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Select the number of seats you need to buy at the tier you selected. If it's just you, purchase one. If you're buying it for a group or organization, please select the total number of people who will be participating in the e-course together. You can pay with a debit or credit card at checkout.
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At checkout, you'll be offered the chance to add monthly progress reports and a private Cadre Community Forum exclusive to your team.
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Once your purchase is complete, you will receive an email with a time-sensitive link to complete your registration with the e-course.
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If you are purchasing seats for your group or organization, you will need to take one more important step! Prepare a spreadsheet (CSV file) that only lists the names and email addresses of everyone you want to enroll in the course, obviously matching the number of seats you purchased. Email this spreadsheet to us at info@justrootsconsulting.com, and we will make sure everyone gets their initial registration link within 3-5 business days.
Why Choose Just Roots?
Personal. Engaging. Dynamic. Inspiring.
Just Roots Consulting, LLC is a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise that helps organizations be industry leaders in workplace equity, inclusion, and diversity.
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As a social enterprise, we proudly boast a triple bottom-line:
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We are a for-profit enterprise that pays all our consultants and contributors competitive and above-market rates for their expertise and emotional labor.
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We are committed to preserving natural resources, reducing our carbon footprint, and supporting like-minded businesses in our choice of vendors and contractors.
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We dedicate a portion of our profits to support leadership and entrepreneurship for LGBTQ+ communities of color.
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Our expert team of consultants and facilitators is hand-picked for each project and program, always including LGBTQ+ people, people of color, and/or people with disabilities. We are committed to modeling radical transparency and accountability in our policies and practices -- something we ask our students to do, too.
Our Influence
We are incredibly proud to have worked with over 50 organizations since 2018, offering transformative services from training to comprehensive consulting. Here are a few.
