On Friday July 13, 2023 the Embassy of the Republic of Guyana in Washington DC hosted a book signing event for Guyanese Scientist and Author Dr. Frank L. Douglas, who after a highly successful career in Medicine has published yet another masterpiece entitled, ‘Addressing Systemic Discrimination By Reframing The Problem.’ The event took on the atmosphere of a circular Think-Tank forum where carefully crafted questions regarding the book’s fundamental themes were asked and answered.
In response to one of several questions asked by the evening’s Moderator, Dr. Sandra Haynes, Dr. Douglas told listeners he was inspired to write this book following the murder of George Floyd, and how bystanders appeared to be limited in their abilities to effect a different outcome. Dr. Douglas said further, that the cynosure of the book was Equity and Inclusion instead of Diversity, the broader and more academically popular term. His reason as explained, was because equity and inclusion are measurable in organizations, and can be tracked to individual employee outcomes and performances to determine the extent to which discrimination in the workplace exist, and the degree of its negative effects on 'people'.