Differences are a big thing in the United States. And always have been. We love to say that human beings are all equal, all alike, all welcome, all free to participate in the purpose and fulfillment ...

Now in its 21st year, Embracing Our Differences has announced its 2025 outdoor exhibitions, which will run from Jan. 19 to April 13 at Bayfront Park in Sarasota, and from March 1 to March 31 at ...

Life can be beautiful and interesting when celebrating and appreciating our differences. On the other hand, degrading others is not only wrong but, when generally accepted behavior, can even lead to ...

It’s actually surprising that it took our elected political powers this long to shut down funding for a program that encourages diversity, equity and inclusion. I have walked around the Embracing Our ...

When leading global teams, executives (including myself) often make a significant mistake by focusing too much on our differences. We leverage great cultural maps, identify differences in our ...

Embracing Our Differences has received a $50,000 Arts Appreciation grant from the Helen Hamilton Fund at the Gulf Coast Community Foundation that will help to fund various aspects of the ...

There’s something about difference that contracts our minds and bodies. Something that urges us to seek shelter within the safe walls of similarity. But what if this evolutionary tendency robs us of ...

At a time of extreme political polarization, heightened racial tensions, and cross-cultural conflicts in the United States (and beyond), how can we encourage Americans to build relationships with—or ...

Minh Le, an eighth-grade student at Pine View School in Osprey, recently won a "People's Choice" award at Embracing Our Differences' 2026 outdoor exhibitions. EOD recently announced the winners of the ...

After a tumultuous 20th anniversary season that saw vandalism to its downtown Sarasota art exhibit and the cancellation of its planned show at State College of Florida Sarasota-Manatee's campus after ...