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E Pluribus Unum, “out of many, one” is our nation’s motto. The phrase has thirteen letters making its use symbolic of the original Thirteen Colonies which rebelled against the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first thirteen states, represented today as the thirteen stripes of the American flag. E Pluribus Unum is important because the Declaration of Independence was not only a claim of separation but a commitment of unity. Though the Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal, one-fifth of the population were enslaved people, and one-third of the Declaration’s signers were personally enslavers. The final document does not mention slavery and, through its silence, condones enslavement, but the first document includes a condemnation of slavery. These words, removed before it was finalized, underscored the contradiction between the founding fathers’ beliefs and actions. African American founding fathers of the United States are the African Americans who worked to include the equality of all races as a fundamental principle of the United States. While no African Americans signed the Declaration of Independence, TEAM EPU believes the below African Americans warrant being added to the list of founding fathers:

Our approach

Team EPU understands that we will never fully achieve the results we seek without incorporating an equity and inclusion lens into every facet of our work. It is the moral and ethical responsibility and a top priority for EPU Consultants to help organizations remove systemic inequities, increase opportunities, and implement practices to mitigate the impact of institutions, laws and organizations that value cultural bias. Team EPU works to support employees to value their racial identity and consciousness. Team EPU explores the need for explicit investigation of narratives that counter our normed societal values and stories that whiteness is superior. Team EPU has built a practice grounded in intersectionality theory and mindful inquiry.

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Crafting quality, innovation, and timeless design

We believe in creating quality products that enrich your daily life. With a passion for innovation and attention to detail, our team works tirelessly to bring you the very best. Whether it's stylish fashion, thoughtful designs, or everyday essentials, we are dedicated to delivering excellence in everything we do.

Mission:

To offer training and professional development that help organizations create an inclusive workplace environment that allows all employees to acquire skills that are critical to the future of an organization’s success.

Vision:

To design training and professional development programs that assist organizations in exploring ways to promote employee camaraderie and morale, enhance opportunities for recruitment and promotion, improve both client relations and customer loyalty, and increase overall productivity.

Approach:

To develop training and professional development experiences for an inclusive workplace environment that allows all employees to acquire skills critical to the future ofan organization's success.

Strategy:

To introduce tools such as a budget equity tool, being heard tool and equity impact analysis tool to ensure that diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is front-and-center in decision making processes. These tools prompt leaders to examine how historically marginalized and low wealth communities may be affected by a proposed action or decision by senior leaders and elected officials.

Our Founder

Radious Y. Guess brings a rich combination of management skills and experience to the work of diversity, equity and belonging. Radious has over 25 years of professional experience working with communities of color, immigrants, school districts, state departments of education and a national parent teacher advocacy organization. She has led legislation and training on race/gender and educational equity, in urban, rural and reservation communities, school districts and higher education. Radious received her master’s degree in human resource development from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She received her undergraduate in Mass Communications from an HBCU, Jackson State University Radious has over 20 years of experience working as a senior leader in government and educational settings. Radious chairs the diversity and leadership committee for USA Track and Field. Radious is a 2-time indoor relay World Record holder (4 x 400m Relay and Sprint Medley Relay (200m, 200m, 400m, 800m).