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AnitaB.org Presents: Building an Antiracist Society Part 2 Recording and Resources

This week, we continued the conversation with AnitaB.org CEO and President Brenda Darden Wilkerson on “Building an Antiracist Society,” hosted by Mitali Chakraborty, Chief of Staff to Brenda. Our esteemed panelists included Dr. Kamau Bobb, Global Lead, Diversity Strategy & Research at Google; Mitra Best, Lead Principal, Strategic Innovation & Technology at PWC; Liza Layne, AnitaB.org London Community Leader; and Alexandria Butler, Senior Program Manager at Twitter.

Scroll down to see our list of resources to help you connect, learn, and find support.

Resource Link Participant
Juneteenth explanation https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/15/what-is-juneteenth-holidays-history-explained.html Natasha Green
Campaigning for gender parity in the UK https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/ Shagufta Sharif
AnitaB.org Presents Building an Antiracist Society Part 1 https://anitab.org/news/announcements/anitaborg-presents-a-candid-conversation-building-an-antiracist-society/ Natasha Green
“Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism” by Bell Hooks – Intersectional view of historical trends and how stereotypes came to be from slavery onward https://www.amazon.com/Aint-Woman-Black-Women-Feminism/dp/1138821519 Anna V
Reparations paid by the Germans for the Holocaust https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-19/reparations-germany-hr40-holocaust-slavery%3f_amp=true Faith Savaiano
Open doors to transformative technology careers for individuals from often overlooked communities https://perscholas.org/ Daniel Snitkovskiy
Caribbean Emancipation Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Day Liza Layne
Lexi Butler Twitter handle @naturallylexi27 Mitali Chakraborty
AnitaB.org white allies https://community.anitab.org/event/men-share-the-one-dei-thing-to-shift-workplace-culture-june/

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6678680233635270656/

 Natasha Green
Working on making a difference in Black Lives; a couple of minutes each day https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-Vxs6jEUByXylMS2BjGH1kQ7mEuZnHpPSs1Bpaqmw0/mobilebasic# Natasha Green
Daily anti-racism practice https://www.antiracismdaily.com/ Janet
History of Systemic Racism in America https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741 Sarah
Pizza and Social Justice – grassroots group holding regular conversations around race issues pizzaandsocialjustice.org

 

 Nancy

 
Book- So You Want to Talk About Race https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1580056776 Muazma
Book: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Oppression-Search-Engines-Reinforce/dp/1479837245 Muazma
Lammy Review Final report
An independent review into the treatment of, and outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system.		 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lammy-review-final-report Liza
Race Attainment Gap https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-48121840 Liza
Gender Pay Gap https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/relations/gender-pay-gap-reporting Liza
Diversity in the Workplace: Eye-Opening Interviews to Jumpstart Conversation about Identity, Privilege and Bias https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Workplace-Eye-Opening-Interviews-Conversations/dp/1641529040 Liza
Inside Babylon: The Caribbean Diaspora in Britain Paperback – 17 Nov. 1993 https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Babylon-Caribbean-Disapora-Britain/dp/0860916367 Liza
Race in the workplace: The McGregor-Smith review https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/594336/race-in-workplace-mcgregor-smith-review.pdf Liza
Article on the UK Pay Gap for black, Asian and ethnic minority workers https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/dec/27/uk-black-and-ethnic-minorities-lose-32bn-a-year-in-pay-gap Liza
Enoch Powell – “Rivers of Blood” speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_of_Blood_speech Liza
Book: “A Terrible Thing to Waste” by Harriet A. Washington about environmental racism https://www.amazon.com/Terrible-Thing-Waste-Environmental-American/dp/0316509434/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+terrible+thing+to+waste&qid=1592597734&sr=8-1 Stephanie
Book: “Automating Inequality” by Virginia Eubanks https://www.amazon.com/Automating-Inequality-High-Tech-Profile-Police/dp/1250074312 Stephanie

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