1. Agenda Setting: Set the agenda for your work up front. Start by acknowledging your backlog and your capacity—you’re not working on all of your anti-racism priorities at once, so you don’t get credit for projects that are just ideas or incomplete tasks. Announcing that you plan to do something is meaningless until you do it. […]
Category: DEI Theory
It’s increasingly en vogue for white people to claim anti-racism as a way to redefine white identity, but what’s the most effective way for white people to be anti-racist? Effective altruism is about answering one simple question: how can we use our resources to help others the most? https://www.effectivealtruism.org When it comes to anti-racism, it’s almost […]
So you’re doing some implicit bias training? I’ll bet you haven’t thought much about what that means. In 2019, the Board of Education in premier Kansas City suburban school district voted to reject a $97,000 “Equity Work Consulting Agreement” with Educational Equity Consultants. The Board rejected that they “needed” any advanced training in bias awareness. Bias training does not […]
This article discusses six archetypes of white participation in DEI workshops. It’s the opening draft of a much more substantial argument towards differentiated DEI workshop instruction. If you’re reading this, you’ve been to one. Call whatever you want — DEI workshops, Diversity and Inclusion training, anti-racism education, or “Anti-American propaganda,” you know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s the […]