We’re standing together

The past two weeks have opened many eyes. For those looking from a fresh perspective or through the lens of new awareness, it may be difficult to process what America is experiencing. If you find yourself unsure how to process all of this, or where to start, simply start by listening.

Open yourself up, listen, be aware of your reactions and explore them. Listen with the goal of building empathy. Here’s where we would suggest starting…

Podcasts

“Seeing White” Scene on Radio
“Code Switch” NPR
“1619” New York Times

Books

Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

Documentaries & Movies

13th
I Am Not Your Negro
Slavery by Another Name
12 Years a Slave
When They See Us
Dear White People
Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea.

Educators

@ckyourprivilege
@sincerely.lettie
@laylafsaad
@nowhitesaviors
@accordingtoweeze
@thegreatunlearn
@wherechangestarted

Follow

#BlackLivesMatter
#GeorgeFloyd
#BreonnaTaylor
#AhmaudArbery
#TonyMcDade
#NinaPop
#AndSoManyMore
#SayHisName
#SayHerName
#SayTheirNames
#EndWhiteSilence
#WhiteSilenceCostsBlackLives

Donate

National Bail Fund Network Directory: bit.ly/localbailfunds
Black Voters Matter Fund: blackvotersmatterfund.org
@YourRightsCamp: knowyourrightscamp.com
Official George Floyd Memorial Fund: gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
Campaign Zero: joincampaignzero.org

Resource list created by Kim-Julie Hansen (@kimjuliehansen).

If you are unsure where to start, start with listening.

If you are ready to go further, do so.

Consider engaging with the J.E.D.I. Collaborative or begin asking yourself how your business would answer this question:

Does your company engage in any of the following diversity and inclusion activities?

Our founder or CEO is from a minority population
Our senior leadership has minority representation
Our board of directors has minority representation
Our mission directly supports diversity and inclusion
Our staffing and employment practices quantify and track diversity and inclusion goals
Our products, communications, and marketing practices quantify and track diversity and inclusion goals
Our company culture actively welcomes, acknowledges, and honors voices of a diverse community
Our employee benefits and time off practices are designed to reflect the needs of a diverse employee base

Where can you go further in integrating diversity and inclusion more deeply in your business?