Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

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The following information has been collected to support Xenium and its clients & friends in their education and growth in diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.

 

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ARTICLES & RESOURCES

Justice in June – Choose how much time you have each day to become more informed as step one to becoming an active ally to the black community. On this document are links to the learning resources and a schedule of what to do each day. 

Race + Justice Essentials – Do you want to learn more about fighting racism in America, but don’t know where to start?

The MSW@USC Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege – This toolkit is meant for anyone who feels there is a lack of productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity in social relationships, both on a micro (individual) and macro (communal) level. 

Coalition of Communities of Color

Race Forward –Racial equity impact assessment toolkit.

Whiteness at Work – A free webinar.

Adaway Group - Suggested Reading/Listening:

Highly suggested:

In Order to Understand the Brutality of American Capitalism You Have to Start on the Plantation

Working While Black: Stories from black corporate America

How White People Handle Diversity Training in the Workplace

Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture in Organizations

White Dominant Culture & Something Different

Cycle of Socialization

Lens of Systemic Oppression (4 levels)

Call it what it is: Anti-Blackness

The Complexity of Identity

The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards

Here’s What The Racial Wealth Gap In America Looks Like Today

Have nonprofit and philanthropy become the “white moderate” that Dr. King warned us about?

How to Lose/Retain Diverse Leaders in 365 Days

A reading list (books) on race

10 Books About Race To Read Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things To You

Specifically For People of Color:

Breaking the Chain: Healing Racial Trauma in the Body

Pushing Back Against Habits of White Supremacy During a Crisis

Reparations for Black People Should Include Rest

What To Do When White Women Aren’t Allies At Work

Does being a ‘superwoman’ protect African American women’s health?

Additional Reading/Listening:

The 1619 Project

Seeing White – a podcast by Scene on the Radio

Race Forward’s Systemic Racism Videos

Code Switch Podcast

97 Things White People Can do to Respond to Racial Injustice

What is Whiteness?

The History of White People

What is White Supremacy?

Explaining White Privilege To A Broke White Person

White Rage

‘Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence’

The Racial Empathy Gap

Responding to Every Day Bigotry

Michael Eric Dyson’s ‘Sermon To White America’

White Women doing White Supremacy in Nonprofit Culture

White Male Workers Respond Poorly To Women And Racial Minorities In Power And Take It Out On Colleagues: Report

Introduction to Critical Race Theory

bell hooks and john a. powell: Keynote dialogue at Othering & Belonging Conference

Race Equity Glossary

Disability Language Guide

Gender and LGBTQIA+ Glossary

Recommended Reading

DEI Related Podcast Interviews

XENIUM WEBINARS

Executive Panel: An Anti-Racism Conversation with Real Business Leaders

Facilitated by Xenium’s Suzi Wear, join panelists Beach Pace, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Anna Schaum, Head of Ecosocial Development at Straub Collaborative, Mari Watanabe, Executive Director at Partners in Diversity, and Libra Forde, COO at Self Enhancement, Inc., as they discuss:

  • Ideas around a framework for meaningful action – what can employers be doing today?
  • Leading teams through the DEI conversation – ensuring managers & supervisors are equipped
  • Answers to your questions submitted at registration as well as live throughout the webinar