Voices of Change

Anton Lewis is Associate Accounting Professor in the College of Business, Governors State University, USA.Adam J. Saatkamp is Professor of Accounting at Illinois Central College, USA.Joanne Sopt is Assistant Professor of Accounting at Lam Family College of Business, San Francisco State University, USA.

• Introduction; Anton LewisSection 1: On the Present Chapter 1. Overcoming Obstacles to CPA Status in the United States of America; Denise W. Streeter and Theresa Hammond Chapter 2. Ascending the Invisible Caste of The US Accounting Industry; Phebian DavisChapter 3. The Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Class in the UK Accounting Profession; Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey Chapter 4. The Railroad Connection: The Liners, the Muckers, and Me; Adam J. Saatkamp Chapter 5. Accounting Practices in the Public Sector in the Eastern Caribbean: Do They Reflect Caribbean Realities?; Cleopatra Gittens Chapter 6. The Evolution of Accounting Science: COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons on Anti-Black Racism; Akolisa Ufodike OPEN ACCESSChapter 7. Does Fraud Risk in the Charter School Industry Disproportionately Affect Minority Students?; Chevonne Alston Chapter 8. From “Civilized” to “Professional”: A Critique of Accounting Education and the Business Case for Diversity; Adam J. Saatkamp Section 2: Toward the Future Chapter 9. Rebutting PESTS: The Five Most Common Rationales Against Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Akolisa Ufodike OPEN ACCESSChapter 10. Un-Triggered; Jina Etienne Chapter 11. Critical Perspectives on Accounting and Race: Shifting the Focus from Periphery to Centre Using a Critical Race Theory and Critical Dialogic Accounting and Accountability Approach; Erin Twyford, Farzana Tanima, and Sendirella George Chapter 12. Exploring the Spaces in Between Professional Accounting Practice and Academia: What Could a Transdisciplinary Approach Offer Diversity in Accounting?; Orthodoxia Kyriacou Chapter 13. Operationalising Oral History for Social Justice in Accounting; Sedzani Musundwa and Theresa Hammond Chapter 14. Decolonizing the Accounting Curriculum; Sedzani Musundwa, Joanne Sopt, Nadra Pencle, and Jean Wells Chapter 15. Going Beyond Business-as-Usual; Lauren Rukasuwan Chapter 16. The Racially Conscious Accountant; Anton Lewis and Richard HurtChapter 17. The Cost that Comes with not Caring: An Autoethnographic Critical Reflection of Race Equity in Education; Iwi Ugiagbe-GreenConclusion; Joane Sopt