Other DEI Resources – Latinos LEAD

Resources on Racial Equity,
Anti-Racism, and Advocacy

Latinos LEAD is continually collecting and reviewing materials that may be of value to nonprofit organizations seeking greater governing board diversity and inclusion. Suggestions for content on this page are welcome at [email protected]

Governing Board Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

BoardSource, Taking Action on Board Diversity: 5 Questions to Get You Started
Bridgespan, Kerrien Suarez, “The Role of Senior Leaders in Building a Race Equity Culture”
BoardSource, Idalia Fernandez, Monisha Kapila, and Angela Romans, “Failure is not an Option: How Nonprofit Boards Can Support Leaders of Color“
Interaction Institute for Social Change, Kelly Bates, “The 4 Secrets: The Hidden Factor of Nonprofit Boards & Racial Equity Change”
BoardEffect, “Tips and Tools for Building a Diverse Board Virtually“

Racial Equity Resources and Toolkits

Harvard Business Review, Mark R. Kramer, “The 10 Commitments Companies Must Make to Advance Racial Justice”
Stanford Social Innovation Review; Cheryl Dorsey, Peter Kim, Cora Daniels, Lyell Sakaue and Britt Savage; “Overcoming the Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding”
Western States Center, “Dismantling Racism: A Resource Book”
Racial Equity Institute, Bayard Love and Deena Hayes-Greene, “The Groundwater Approach”

Anti-Racism Resources and Organizations

National Museum of African American History and Culture, “Being Antiracist”
Black Lives Matter, “Resources Toolkit”
Anti-Racist Research and Policy Center at American University, “National Anti-Racist Book Festival”
Racial Equity Tools
Color of Change
Colorlines
Equal Justice Initiative
Equity in the Center
Race Forward

Videos, Movies, Podcasts, Books, and More Videos and Movies:

TEDxTimberlaneSchools, Peggy McIntosh, “How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion”
Explained, “The Racial Wealth Gap”
“Dear White People” on Netflix
TIME, Cady Lang, “12 Movies to Watch to Educate Yourself About Racism and Protest History, Recommended by Experts”

Podcasts:

“Seeing White” by Scene on Radio
“Code Switch” by NPR
“About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge” by Reni Eddo-Lodge
“The Diversity Gap” hosted by Bethaney Wilkinson
“Intersectionality Matters!” hosted by AAPF and Kimberle Crenshaw
“Minority Korner” hosted by James Arthur
Vanity Fair, Justine Goode “Nine Podcasts That Demand Your Attention This Week” This Week”

Books:

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (2018)
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (2020)
How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (2019)
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (2010)
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015)
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (2018)
So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo (2018)
Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving (2014)

And More:

Fractured Atlas,Nicola Carpenter,“Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism”
Online Counseling Program, “How to Protect Your Mental Health While Fighting Racial Equity”
Rachel Ricketts, “Anti-Racism Resources”
Craig Elliott PhD, “Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups”
Medium, Corinne Shutack, “75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice”
“Anti-Racism Resources”
Harvard Business Review, Lily Zheng, “It’s Not Your Coworkers’ Job to Teach You About Social Issues”
TED Ideas, Deray Mckesson, “How you can be an ally in the fight for racial justice”
Peggy McIntosh, “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
The Atlantic, Adam Serwer, “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us”
The Atlantic, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?”
Better Addiction Care, “Black Youth Matters: Understanding Mental Health Issues among Black Teens”

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Anti-Racism, and Advocacy