The murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, connected with the disparities of Covid-19 has stirred a social consciousness and awakening in many around the World over the last two years.

The injustice and lack of equality for people of colour in less dominant countries across many facets of life ranging from justice; housing; health; education; business; employment and much more is well documented.

The complexity of inequality and particularly race inequality is relegated to lower divisions. The private, public and voluntary sectors have all scrambled over the last two years to review, renew and republish Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives.

In his TEDx Talk, Arshad Khaliq shares his innovative Race Equity Continuum Paradigm a new to challenge and change the way we talk about race within the power groups and anchor organisations.

Having studied Leadership & Management at Harvard; Yale; Cornell and Henley Arshad has tapped into his academic achievements and international work experience to take stock of Doncaster's professional strata of ethnic colleagues and bring about positive meaningful change for ethnic residents and the workforce.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organised by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx A seasoned senior manager and executive with over twenty-five years of expertise gained within complex public-sector organisations, offshore companies, and the voluntary sector. Varied roles, offshore, within local government, and at academic institutions allow Arshad to continue developing, operating and achieving demonstrable success in improving public services and applying good business practices to achieve beneficial results with strong intellectual and analytical abilities.

Arshad successfully completed his MBA and after attending Harvard Business School he developed a newfound interest in applied academia and exploring authentic values in leadership. These values stem from wishing to be socially responsible and playing a part in preparing the next generation. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx