Racial Equity Resources for Continued Learning

 
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"The problem of racial inequities is in our midst. This crisis is happening in the lives of our fellow Rotarians, some of whom receive bomb threats because of their country of origin. Rotarians worry for our children’s safety. Will they be threatened because of the color of their skin? 
 
We know progress has occurred, but we must work harder to overcome centuries of inequities. First, remember who we are: Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.  We are People of Action."  -- District Governor Tom Gump
 

Rotary District 5950 held a three-session series about unconscious bias and racial equality in Minnesota. Please join your fellow Rotary Leaders as we continue to learn about the history of racial inequity, work to better understand unconscious bias, and begin writing the next chapter for Rotary and Minnesota. 

The sessions were facilitated by James White, in association with the YMCA Equity Innovation Center in Minneapolis. White is executive vice president of organizational relations of the Triangle Area YMCA in North Carolina. An accomplished pastor and motivational speaker, he also serves as a board member for the Triangle Dr. Martin Luther King Committee. 

To learn more about James White, click here

Resources from Session 1: Embracing Truth

 
Resources from Session 2: Implicit Bias
 
Books
  • How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Caste the Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
  • Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
  • I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
  • Taking on Diversity by Rupert W. Nacoste
  • From Slavery to Freedom by John Hope Franklin
  • Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line by Michael Eric Dyson
  • Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do by Claude Steele
 
Books Related to Important Principals
  • Blind Spot by Mahzarin R. Banaji
  • Applied Empathy by Michael Ventura
  • Radical Candor by Kim Scott
  • Divided No More: A Movement Approach to Educational Reform by Parker Palmer
 
Podcasts
  • Seeing White
  • 1619 New York Times
  • Code Switch NPR
  • Nice White Parents
  • On Being Episode Call Opening to the Question of Belonging
 
Ted Talks on Racism
  • The Path to Ending Systemic Racism in the USA
  • How Racism makes us sick - Dr. David R. Williams
  • The Danger of a Single Story - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • We Need to Talk About Injustice - Bryan Stevenson
  • How to Overcome Our Biases - Verna Myers
  • Color Blind or Color Brave - Mellody Hobson