Racism

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Discussion Guide: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity: Structural Racism, with Ibram Kendi

Publication date: 
03/2018

In the second session of the 2018 Putting Racism on the Table: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity series, Dr. Ibram Kendi, author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, discusses how racist ideas and racist policies interact to create structural racism. We encourage you to watch the video with your colleagues, and then use this discussion guide to help spark a conversation.

Type of resource: 
Discussion Guide
Topic(s): 
Racism
Racial Equity
Putting Racism on the Table
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DC: America's Black Mecca: First in Freedom, First in Leadership (Putting Racism on the Table 2018 kick-off)

Publication date: 
02/2018

At a reception to kick-off the 2018 Putting Racism on the Table series, Dr. Bernard Demczuk, retired George Washington University professor and Ben's Chili Bowl's official historian, discussed why we have to understand the racial history of DC and the US in order to address the root causes of the inequities we see today.

Type of resource: 
Video
Topic(s): 
Racism
Racial Equity
Putting Racism on the Table
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Structural Racism Theater: "The Pernicious Compromise"

Publication date: 
11/2016

Based sardonically on Masterpiece Theatre, WRAG’s Structural Racism Theater introduces the viewer to concrete examples of structural racism and implicit bias. It’s edgy, dryly humorous, “shareable,” and an incredibly different direction for WRAG. The first episode, "The Pernicious Compromise," focuses on the timely topic of the Electoral College and its connection to the Three-Fifths Compromise.

Type of resource: 
Video
Topic(s): 
Racism
Putting Racism on the Table
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Structural Racism Theater: "Darkness in Emerald City"

Publication date: 
11/2016

Based sardonically on Masterpiece Theatre, Structural Racism Theater introduces the viewer to concrete examples of structural racism and implicit bias in an edgy, social media-friendly way. In "Darkness in Emerald City," we look at the relationship between implicit bias and institutional racism.

Type of resource: 
Video
Topic(s): 
Racism
Putting Racism on the Table
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Putting Racism on the Table: The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing Racism viewing guide

Publication date: 
07/2016

In the final session in WRAG's Putting Racism on the Table series (2016), the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Dr. Gail Christopher discussed the role of philanthropy in addressing racism and racial inequity. We encourage you to watch the video of Dr. Christopher's talk. You can use this viewing guide to follow along or skip ahead within the video.

Type of resource: 
Viewing Guide
Audience: 
WRAG Members
Non-members
Topic(s): 
Racism
Putting Racism on the Table

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