The resources below are organized around NOW LOVE’s Anti-Racism Action Nuggets™. The selections are curated to inspire you to take action and to illustrate the potential impact of the specific actions put forth in the series.
ICYMI = In Case You Missed It | We use this to indicate the resource highlighted in your weekly nugget, just in case you missed it the first time around.
Explore!
Week 1 | Focus on Systemic Racism
This powerful, 4-minute video about the interplay of systemic racism, White privilege, and unconscious bias, explains how systemic sacism doesn’t play out between individuals, in a moment’s time. Instead, it plays out across systems, and is reinforced over time: Systemic Racism Explained.
For data that examines whether outcomes have improved for Black New Orleanians since the Civil Rights era, check out these indicators across Employment, Income, Housing, Health, Education, and Criminal Justice from The Data Center’s 2018 report.
ICYMI: There are a number of books that explore how White Americans can dismantle the system that denies Black Americans the opportunity to build wealth. One resource we highly recommend is The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee. Check out this TED Talk with the author.
ICYMI: See the research on discrimination in bank lending: Racial Funding Gap.
Week 5 | Let Art Expand Your Worldview
Enjoy this powerful, fun, uplifting 8 min. video on the history and joy of Homecoming among students and graduates of HBCUs. Reflect on what it shows you about the lived experience of Black graduates and their loved ones. *Access to this video may be limited for non New York Times subscribers.
If you have Hulu, check out Soul of a Nation for perspectives from African Americans on the events of 2020 and their historical context.
If you have Netflix, check out Colin in Black and White – Colin Kaepernick narrates this series recounting his youth as a mixed race boy, adopted by a White family, navigating race and class issues.
ICYMI: Here’s a wonderful Black Film Archive. Choose one decade and one film to watch soon. What does it say to you about both the struggles and the triumphs of BIPOC?
Week 6 | Become a Conscious Driver (on + off the road)
Read this blog by Allison, written in the summer of 2020, in which she uses the Census to find out more about her family history (not all of it pretty), and describes the racist history of the Census – as well as its importance.
Are you a volunteer board member? Check out this comprehensive guide on how to ensure your board of directors includes diverse voices: Building Anti-Racist Boards.
Here’s some great advice from Harvard Business School about how to lead an inclusive meeting (and make sure that the White men don’t do all the talking).
The content for this series came from practical experience and commitment. We intentionally offer a wide range of ideas and resources. Some of these ideas and resources could benefit from more in-depth research down-the-road. NOW LOVE invites you to alert us of any oversights or miscommunication in the pilot content we provide. We also invite you to share your ideas and resources to expand on what we put forth. We look forward to learning with you