Racial Equity Challenge Week 1

Week 1

Pick one of the Watch/Read/Listen resources listed below every day for 7 days. Diversify your understanding by selecting from resources in each category.

Less than 10 minutes

Watch one video, or a few if you’d like, from the collection “A Conversation on Race: a series of short films about identity in America” put together by the New York Times, including community submitted videos
Watch this video on how implicit bias affects children of color, even in preschool
Watch this quick video touching on the difference between being non-racist vs. anti-racist
Read this short article which provides an overview of the concept of being anti-racist from the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre.
Watch this quick video from Race Forward, which provides a great overview of the levels of racism and how we often times focus on individuals rather than systems when addressing racism in the media
Review this graphic which gives a basic overview of privilege, its forms, and how we can prevent privilege blindness through conscious and active practice
Read this short article from Oprah Magazine featuring a list of some of the best books for discussing racism with children of various ages, and consider buying one for a child in your life
21 Racial Microaggressions You Hear on a Daily Basis, Using a series of photographs by photographer Kiyum Kim, Heben Nigatu, elaborates on the term “microaggression.” Note that Ibram X. Kendi, in his recent book How To Be An Anti Racist, calls us to consider using the term “racist abuse” as a more descriptive alternative.
Read “Making America White Again” by Toni Morrison

10 to 20 minutes

More Than 20 Minutes