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Our commitment to equity
The barrier to success for our students is not simply about learning to read. There are structural and systemic barriers to their success. We are committed to addressing those, as well as the literacy development of the students we work with."
- Wes Enicks, Executive Director
Cultural Responsiveness Survey
Cultural Responsiveness Survey
Key to our work with students is understanding how diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) affect educational outcomes and mentoring relationships. On this page you will find a variety of DEIB resources.
Tips on Talking with Children about Discrimination
Tips on Talking with Children about Discrimination
Click on the link below to read our tips for talking with children about discrimination:
Cultural Responsiveness Training
Cultural Responsiveness Training
Core Materials:
Cultural Responsiveness Follow-Up Resources
Cultural Responsiveness Follow-Up Resources
Reading Suggestions
The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon
The Next American Revolution, Grace Lee Boggs
Detroit: I Do Mind Dying, Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin
My Grandmother's Hands, Resmaa Menakem
So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo
Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace, Minda Harts
16 Unconscious Bias Examples and How to Avoid Them in the Workplace
Beyond Equity: Targeted Universalism and the Closing of the Racial Wealth Gap
The Undiscussed Backlash to Brown v. Board: The Sidelining of Black Educators
Future Teachers Mistake Black Students as ‘Angry’ More Than White Students, Study Shows
Listening & Viewing Suggestions
"Seeing White" Podcast: https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/
"Karen" w/ Taryn Manning
"The Banker" w/ Anthony Mackie
"Passing" - 2021 w/ Tessa Thompson
"Antebellum" - w/ Janelle Monae
"I Care A Lot" - w/ Rosamund Pike (ageism)
"Equal Standard" 2021 w/ Tobias Truvillion
"Finally Got the News" w/ Stewart Bird, Peter Gessner, Rene Lichtman
"Maggie Growls" by PBS (ageism)
"Opening Plenary: It All Starts with You" AARP EC 2021 Gathering (unconscious bias)
"Descendent" 2022 Documentary
Workshops
YW Boston - United Against Racism Curriculum
Zinn Education Project - Workshops & Conferences
Heritage & History Month Resources
Heritage & History Month Resources
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