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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Resource Guide

Racism / Antiracism

Racism is prejudice plus power based on race. In the United States, racism is the result of white supremacy. It is a system of power and oppression/advantage and disadvantage based on race and it takes several forms:

  • Individual racism 
  • Interpersonal racism 
  • Institutional racism 
  • Structural racism 

All of these forms are explained in the following link:

Talking about Race: What is Racism and Antiracism? - Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture

Antiracism is actively fighting against racism in all of its forms.

adapted from: https://libguides.merrimack.edu/antiracism

Online Resources

Podcasts

About Race

Co-discussants Anna HolmesBaratunde ThurstonRaquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby host a lively multiracial, interracial conversation about the ways we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, politics, power, and privilege in our pre-post-yet-still-very-racial America. This show is "About Race."

Code Switch by NPR

It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. 

The Diversity Gap

The Diversity Gap is for everyday people who want to pair their good intentions for diversity with true cultural change. Through thoughtful conversation and authentic storytelling, Host Bethaney Wilkinson will inspire and equip you to create the kind of culture you say you want: one where all people are seen, heard, respected, and given what they need to thrive.

Momentum: A Race Forward

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Build on your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action by learning from organizational leaders and community activists.

On Being - How Can I Say This so We Can Stay in This Car Together

The poet, essayist, and playwright Claudia Rankine says every conversation about race doesn’t need to be about racism. But she says all of us — and especially white people — need to find a way to talk about it, even when it gets uncomfortable. 

Organizations

Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW) 

CARW educates, organizes, and mobilizes white people to show up powerfully for racial justice and collective liberation.

Color of Change

Color Of Change helps you do something real about injustice. We design campaigns powerful enough to end practices that unfairly hold Black people back, and champion solutions that move us all forward. Until justice is real.

Non-Profit Anti-Racism Coalition 

The Non-Profit Anti-Racism Coalition supports organizations in practicing institutional anti-racism. Our commitment to ending systemic racism and oppression calls all of us to action in the complicated times ahead

People’s Institute Northwest 

The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond is a collective of anti-racist community organizers and educators committed to building an anti-racist movement. 

Race Forward

Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial, democratic society, free from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive with power and purpose.

Showing Up for Racial Justice 

A national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial and economic justice.

White Nonsense Roundup 

White Nonsense Roundup (WNR) was created by white people, for white people, to address our inherently racist society.

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