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In this powerful episode of The Cultural Curriculum Chat Podcast™, host Jebeh Edmunds sits down with Iranian human rights activist Zolal Habibi.

With over 25 years of advocacy, Zolal has dedicated her life to raising awareness about political prisoners, women’s rights, and the ongoing fight for freedom in Iran.

Together, they explore:

• The realities facing human rights activists
• The role of women in Iran’s resistance movements
• Why global awareness matters
• How education and storytelling can inspire change

This episode offers a powerful reminder that the struggle for human dignity transcends borders—and that awareness is the first step toward solidarity.

Zolal Habibi's Website

National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI):

https://www.ncr-iran.org/

Maryam Rajavi – 4 Change:

https://maryamrajavi4change.com/

Iran Freedom:

https://iranfreedom.org/

Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC):

https://oiac.org/

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Today’s conversation is especially powerful because we’re talking about equity beyond the buzzwords—what it really looks like in practice, what leaders often get wrong, and what it takes to sustain meaningful change.

I’m honored to welcome Celeste Warren.

Celeste is a visionary leader with an incredible 28-year career at a global Fortune 100 company, where she rose to the role of Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. Since retiring, she’s continued her mission through Celeste Warren Consulting, helping organizations build fair, equitable systems that actually work.

She’s also the co-founder of Destination STEM, Inc., a nonprofit she launched with her children to support students of color pursuing STEM degrees—because equity doesn’t stop at the workplace; it starts with access and opportunity.

And most recently, Celeste is the author of her new book, The Truth About Equity—a title that says exactly what this conversation is about.

Learn more about Celeste's work here: Website: www.CRWDiversity.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crwdiversity

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@celestewarren-equity

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celestewarrenllc/

Link to book on Amazon: https://mybook.to/TruthAboutEquity

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This week on The Cultural Curriculum Chat™ Podcast, I sat down with leadership strategist and workplace culture expert Ivonne Furneaux for a powerful conversation about something many organizations feel — but rarely name.

Ghost gaps.

These are the invisible divides that quietly undermine trust, engagement, and momentum in teams. They show up in miscommunication. In assumptions. In leadership that says one thing but operates another way.

And they cost organizations more than they realize.

Ivonne brings decades of executive leadership experience to this conversation. But what I appreciated most wasn’t just her corporate insight — it was her human-centered lens. She reminds us that transformation doesn’t stick unless people feel informed, involved, inspired, and invested.

And that’s not just corporate language.

That’s cultural leadership.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What ghost gaps are and how to identify them
  
  
  
• Why most change initiatives fail
  
  
  
• The shift from mentorship to sponsorship
  
  
  
• How leaders can communicate with clarity and care
  
  
  
• What trust actually looks like in action
  
  
  

If you lead a classroom, a nonprofit, a school district, a boardroom — or even your own household — this conversation will stretch you.

Learn more about our guest here: https://www.ivonnefurneaux.com/

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