Building Inclusion & Anti-Racism as a Core Part of Our New Normal
Presented by LEAD San Diego in partnership with JONES
COVID-19 has forced us to pause and reexamine how our economy, organizations, and systems will function and serve us best for the future. As businesses and schools look at strategies for reopening, a core element of those plans should be inclusion. Building systems that are more reflective of our diverse communities is essential to ensuring we move closer to equality at all levels. LEAD and partner JONES are bringing together local leaders Dr. Steven Jones, Dr. Lida Rafia, Dr. Damien Robinson, and Andrew Simmerman.
As requested during a program, we have compiled a reading list and a list of organizations to support.
Recommended reading list:
- How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
- Between the World the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race, by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- How to Be an Inclusive Leader, by Jennifer Brown
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindedness, by Michelle Alexander
San Diego organizations to support:
- The Blue Heart Foundation
- Paving Great Futures
- Reality Changers
- STEAM Collaborative
- San Diego Central Black Chamber
- NAACP, San Diego Branch
- FANCY
- RISE San Diego
This is the eleventh webinar in our series, Leading in a New Reality. Watch the previous episodes:
- The New Normal
- Boundaries & Schedules
- Strengths at Work
- Leading Through Crisis
- Managing Mental Health & Emotional Balance Through Uncertainty
- Community Service During Crisis: How to Serve at a Distance (AUDIO ONLY)
- Turning Point
- Ask the Experts
- Change Starts with Us
- Raising Kids to Raise Questions
- Understanding White Privilege & What it Means to be Anti-Racist