Racial Equity Challenge Week 3
Week 3
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
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Read this article from the Chicago Tribune on modern-day redlining though financial lending.
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Read this article on 10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S., courtesy of Pew Research Center, highlighting recent discussion about the intersection of race and law enforcement
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Read this interview from NPR featuring Alex S. Vitale, author of the 2017 book The End of Policing, on what change in the way police do their jobs might look like.
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Read this article from NPR’s All Things Considered, interviewing three Black men, who share their insights and opinions on how policing in Los Angeles should change
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Read this article from Harvard Business Review discussing how we move beyond diversity in the workplace and towards racial equity
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Watch this TED Talk by Bayeté Ross Smith examining how the diversity of thought that comes with our cultural differences is pivotal to a prosperous future
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Read this article from UC Berkeley discussing how, according to social scientists and civic organizations, we can bridge differences without suppressing what makes us different
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Listen to this episode from NPR discussing what it would take to get effective anti-racist education
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Are You Willing to Give Up Your Privilege? Philanthropy alone wonʼt save the American dream, by Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation
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It’s Not Just the South: Here’s How Everyone Can Resist White Supremacy, by Sarah van Gelder
10 to 20 minutes
More Than 20 Minutes
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Listen to the Prologue and Act One of “House Rules” by This American Life discussing the importance of where you live and how it impacts quality of life, including quality of education, unemployment, infrastructure, and health.
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Watch this video from the National Council for Behavioral Health discussing the systems which create disparate levels of homelessness for BIPOC
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Explore the report Normalizing Injustice by Color of Change and the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center analyzing the role that scripted crime shows play in perpetuating false narratives and stereotypes around race and policing.
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Watch this video from PBS News Hour answering five questions about the “Defund the Police” movement, including what defunding the police means, and how that may take place.
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Read the guide Speak Up, compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center, outlining ways you can respond to everyday bigotry in a variety of situations
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Read “Guide to Allyship”, Created by Amélie Lamont, a manual for becoming an ally, contains links to further reading, practical ways of thinking and acting
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Read “What White Children Need to Know About Race”, by Ali MIchael and Elenora Bartoli
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Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?, by Ibram X Kendi.
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Watch “How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them”, TED Talk by Vernā Myers, encourages us to work vigorously to counter balance bias by connecting with and learning about and from the groups we fear.
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Listen to “Vincent Harding, Is America Possible?,” Krista Tippett interviews theologian Vincent Harding
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