Racial equity training, tools and discussion are woven into the curriculum for each of our FOCUS leadership programs, but the road to understanding is an ongoing journey.
While far from an exhaustive list, here are some reads and resources to help continue, expand or inform your learning and action.
Articles/Posts
- Our liberation is bound together – Embracing Equity / Medium
- U.S. businesses must take meaningful action against racism – Harvard Business Review
- The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it – National Catholic Reporter
- Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge – Los Angeles Times
- Mayors and governors: This is how you tackle racism – Brookings
- 103 things white people can do for racial justice – Medium
- For our white friends desiring to be allies – Sojourners
- Dear white people: Here are 10 actions you can take to promote racial justice in the workplace – Forbes
- Talking to kids about protesting: 5 things I want my kids to know – WeStories
- Your black colleagues may look like they’re ok – chances are they’re not – Refinery29
- A timeline of events that led to the 2020 ‘Fed Up’-rising – The Root
- 5 ways to show up for racial justice today – KQED
- Talking race with young children – NPR
Books & Reading Lists
- Anti-racism reads – Ideal Bookshelf
- Anti-racism resources – St. Louis Public Library
- Diversity & inclusion resources – St. Louis County Library
- WeStories discussion kits – St. Louis County Library
- An anti-racist reading list – The New York Times
Resources
- Catalyst Circle Toolkit – FOCUS Impact Fellows 2016 Cohort
- Talking about race – National Museum of African American History & Culture
- A path to racial equity worksheet – Forward Through Ferguson
- Ten lessons for talking about race, racism and racial justice – The Opportunity Agenda
- Anti-racism resources – Sarah Sophie Flicker & Alyssa Klein
- Leading during traumatic and triggering events – Diversity Equity Inclusiveness Consulting
- Mapping our roles in a social change ecosystem – Deepa Iyer / Solidarity Is and Building Movement Project
- Leading for racial equity glossary – KIPP Schools
- Scaffolded anti-racism resources – Anna Stamborski, Nikkie Zimmermann & Bailie Gregory
- Dismantling anti-black bias in democratic workplaces: A toolkit – Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance
- Awake to woke to work: Building a race equity culture – Equity in the Center
- How to talk to kids about race and racism – Today