PRESS

Karen writes the Why Interracial Sisterhood? newsletter on LinkedIn, read by thousands of women. For interviews, speaking, and workshops, get in touch.

Press and Interviews

Punk Rock HR with Laurie Ruettiman, 2026. Becoming Trustworthy: Race and Solidarity at Work with Karen Fleshman (link)

Women Making Moves podcast, 2025. We Can Do So Much Better with Karen Fleshman (link)

Pamela Price Unfiltered podcast, 2025. Dear White Women: We Need to Talk (link)

No Shrinking Violets podcast, 2025. Empowered Women Bridging Divides Through Interracial Sisterhood, (link)

KPFA Radio, Women's Magazine, 2024. Vylma V interviews Rozella Kennedy and Karen Fleshman. [link]

WURD Radio, Love & Life Show, 2024. Interracial Sisterhood with Carol Riddick. [link]

Forbes, 2023. The Critical Role of Interracial Friendships in Times of Conflict. [link]

Forbes, 2023. DEI Fatigue: Resistance Or Opportunity? Unpacking This Moment And Navigating The Path Forward (link)

ABC News, 2020. Raising kids in racially turbulent times. [link]

ABC News Nightline, 2020. A Mother’s Conversation. (link)

Forbes, 2019. How to Have Conversations About Race at Work. [link]

The Daily Texan, 2019. UT students featured at unofficial SXSW panel. [link]

AJ+, 2018. No More #PermitPatties. Viewed 7 million times. [link]

Speaking

She Runs It, 2020. The Other Ceiling: Bridging the Gap with White and Black Women in the Workplace: Minda Harts, CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam, and Karen Fleshman in conversation. (link to event page)

SXSW, 2019. Panel "Racy Conversations 4 Women: Interracial Sisterhood” with Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever and Minda Harts

Selected Writing

HUFFPOST: 5 Tips To Make Gender Equality In Your Workplace Intersectional

HUFFPOST: White Cis Het Professional Women: Let’s Lift While We Climb

White Women: We Are Amy Cooper

Dear Anne Hathaway, Brené Brown, & Elizabeth Gilbert

White Moms: Kyle Rittenhouse & Travis McMichael Are Our Sons