Hi friends,

To kick off August, here are some key resources that we recommend as you navigate your own journey of addressing the systemic oppression that shows up in your daily life!

I encourage you to forward this newsletter along to your network as a way to spark conversation and create more ripples of much needed change.
 

Uncomfortable Conversations with A Black Man

Former NFL player and broadcaster, Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt Black Americans are feeling today.

 

Boston Globe: When they say the fight against racism starts at home, they aren't lying

Boston Globe journalist Jeneé Osterheldt is a trailblazing voice who shines a light on the aspects of our society that often stay in the shadows. In this piece, she generously invites readers into her experience growing up as a biracial woman with her white family members and the racist behavior she endured.
 

Under the Blacklight: Politics, Power & Struggle Against Black Precarity

A conversation with Kimberlé Crenshaw, Representative Ayanna Pressley, Representative Barbara Lee and State's Attorney Kim Foxx about the importance of centering Black women's stories and taking on racism head on.

 

We want to hear from you!

Where do you find yourself stuck? What question do you have that has yet to be answered? We’d love to hear from you so we can provide helpful resources to answer the questions you are wrestling with.

 

Unlocking Us: Shame and Accountability

Bréne Brown talks about the dynamics of shame and accountability and how they are at play in this moment where our nation and world is addressing racial injustice and systemic oppression. This episode is full of stories, definitions and memorable mantras to keep in mind as you navigate dismantling your own internalized socialization.
 

Is your company really fighting racism or just talking about it?

On her YouTube Channel, Raising Equity host, Dr. Kira Banks & guest Richard D. Harvey discuss a piece they co-authored in the Harvard Business Review: “Is Your Company Actually Fighting Racism, or Just Talking About It?”
 

Ibram X. Kendi on “How to Be an Antiracist” in today’s world

Dr. Charlene M. Dukes & Dr. Ibram X. Kendi discuss the impacts of systemic racism on education, healthcare, wealth and employment, how to interact with someone who is racist, being a white parent raising a non-white child, and how racism in America parallel’s Kendi’s own journey with colon cancer.

 

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