What can businesses and organizations do to support, listen to, and demand equity for communities of color right now? Educator, organizer, and activist Maureen Benson joins Rick Wilson to discuss the historical and social contexts underpinning America's current moment of awakening around the subject of racial justice. This challenging and heartfelt discussion probes how societal change begins with self-awareness, cultural humility, and a personal commitment to do better. With practical steps for opening this dialogue in the workplace and beyond.

 

For more information about the resources highlighted in this episode, visit:

Maureen Benson https://www.maureenbenson.org/

Code 2040 https://www.code2040.org/

Son of Baldwin https://www.facebook.com/sonofbaldwinfb/

White Fragility https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/879136931/interrupt-the-systems-robin-diangelo-on-white-fragility-and-anti-racism

Octavia Butler https://bookriot.com/octavia-butler-books/

Cultural Humility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_humility

New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander https://newjimcrow.com/

Community Ready Corps http://www.crc4sd.org/

Tema Okun https://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/preserve/museums/files/White_Supremacy_Culture.pdf

Black Girls Code https://www.blackgirlscode.com/

Sonya Renee Taylor https://www.instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor/?hl=en