WEEK THREE
Over 65 years ago the Supreme Court’s ruling in the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case declared racial segregation unconstitutional, yet today we see our schools just as segregated, if not more than in 1954. The result of this continued segregation has perpetuated a lasting negative effect on children and communities of color. Stereotypes and misperceptions, quality of teaching, and school disciplinary policies continue to disproportionately affect students of color.
Challenge:
Watch:
Why American Schools are Failing Students 5:50 min Transcripts
The School to Prison Pipeline 3:15 min
A Conversation with Black Women on Race 5:57 min
Read:
America has always used schools as a weapon against Native Americans
Is there an uncontroversial way to teach America’s racist history?
U.S. report identifies burial sites linked to boarding schools for Native Americans
Additional Resources (OPTIONAL):
Watch:
Anti-bias lessons help preschoolers hold up a mirror to diversity 7:13 min
Teach Us All 4:29 min
How America’s Public Schools Keep Kids in Poverty 13:50 min
Critical race theory: Experts break down what it actually means 5:53 mins
Critical Race Theory: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 25min
Read:
How history textbooks reflect America’s refusal to reckon with slavery
Racial Neutrality Does Not Exist: Why Affirmative Action Actually Benefits ALL of Us
Current laws for the workplace prohibit discrimination but statistics show that people of color are not only hired less, but also often experience racial discrimination during employment. This may manifest in bias in the hiring process, not getting promotions, having lower job classifications, firing, lower pay rates, harassment, and more.
Challenge:
Watch:
Hiring bias remains unchanged for black America 1:53 min
Inclusive Diversity: The Game Changer 14:16 min
Read:
Workplace discrimination is illegal, yet it persists. Here's why.
Advancing Workforce Equity in Metro Detroit: A Blueprint for Action
Toward a Racially Just Workplace
Additional Resources (OPTIONAL):
Read:
Practical Ideas for Improving Equity and Inclusion at Nonprofits
Is Your Company Actually Fighting Racism, or Just Talking About It?
Bias within the criminal justice system is not a new phenomenon, however, in recent years, the massive impact of these biases on communities of color has been highlighted in the media, creating a national movement around criminal justice reform. The next two days will cover the damaging and often fatal effects of bias and over-policing, and incarceration.
Don't forget to fill out your reflections log!
Challenge:
Watch:
How racial profiling hurts everyone, including the police 10:38 min Transcripts
How deeply rooted biases affect how police enforce the law 8:42 min Transcripts
Defund the police’: What does it mean? 7:43 min
A Conversation With Police on Race 6:37 min
Read:
The racist roots of American policing: From slave patrols to traffic stops
What 100 Years of History Tells Us About Racism in Policing
Additional Resources (OPTIONAL):
Read:
Re-imagining Public Safety: Prevent Harm and Lead with the Truth
New Jersey ARRIVE Together program could reform policing as we know it
The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence
Watch:
Continuation from Day 13.
Challenge:
Watch:
Race and incarceration in the U.S., by the numbers 2:08 min
The Marshall Project's "Inside Story" season 2 CBS News
Read:
American History, Race and Prison
The City of Berkeley’s Bold New Vision of Policing
Additional Resources (OPTIONAL):
Watch:
SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME | Prologue | PBS 3:10 min (if you have time, watch the entire documentary)
Read:
Voter suppression continues to impact our democracy and disenfranchised marginalized groups. The year 2020 was a significant election year and we still have work ahead of us to pass critical Voting Rights legislation, it is important that we recognize the barriers to voting that many people still face and work to eliminate those barriers, so that our representatives and laws reflect our increasingly diverse country.
Challenge:
Watch:
Stacey Abrams on 3 ways votes are suppressed 6:29 min
Fighting Voter Suppression 10:26 min
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race 7:19 min
Read:
View this interactive timeline of the history of the Voting Rights Act and see how access to the vote has been expanded and restricted over time.
In the US, voter suppression will remain the norm
Advancing Health Equity Through Voter Participation analysis from the Health & Democracy Index shows a clear relationship between inclusive voting policies and better health outcomes.
Additional Resources (OPTIONAL):
Read:
Alabama discriminated against Black voters, US supreme court rules
Black Woman Personhood and the Fifteenth Amendment
Check out one of the additional/optional materials
Forward a resource from the Challenge to a colleague, friend, family, or loved one and have a brave conversation. (Repeat)
Campaign Zero builds and sustains efforts that support communities to redefine public safety.
Check out these voting resources: Vote 411 and When we All Vote
As with last weekend, we invite you to find some quiet time (if possible and desirable) to get centered and to consider the past week of your participation in the Challenge. If there are challenges you missed, use this time to get caught up. Check in with yourself. What do you sense/feel? How are you physically? Intellectually? Emotionally? Spiritually? What are these sensations telling you? Please make sure you fill out your reflections log for the week.