Orange County Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Paul Slack spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, March 5. He discussed some of Orange County’s upcoming programming for Women’s History Month. He also talked about how to effectively talk about the moment when an acquaintance or colleague crosses a line of appropriateness, and more.
Conversations We Need To Have is an interview series centering conversations of equity, inclusion, diversity, and social justice in our community. Each week Andrew Stuckey speaks with community leaders working in the fields of DEI and social justice in Orange, Chatham, and Durham Counties. On Air Today features conversations with the latest newsmakers in our community, including local elected leaders, educators, business owners, and anyone else with their finger on the pulse of the greater Chapel Hill community. Listen back to all the archives of On Air Today here.
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