In service to our commitment to racial equity, the National Partnership recognizes that learning about racism and racial equity is an ongoing process.

That’s why we launched a bi-weekly reading and learning group where staff members facilitate conversations about aspects of race, bias and inequity. See below for some of the resources we’ve explored and check back for updates as we continue to learn together.

TOPICS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

• Arab identity, citizenship and legal constructions of whiteness
• History of racist housing policies/current discrimination in housing access
• Impact of implicit bias on sexual violence (special session led by 2019 summer interns)
• Intergenerational trauma via Sam Schimmel’s story
• Institutional racism in health care
• Racism in the U.S. women’s suffrage movement
• Roma and articles related to themes within the film
• Technology, visual communication and racial bias
• White philanthropy and social movements

Technology, visual communication and racial bias

• Color film was built for white people. Here's what it did to dark skin. (video)
• Yes, artificial intelligence can be racist
• Is Your Font Racist?
• Optional:How can design become more responsible and inclusive

Roma and articles related to themes within the film

• Roma on Netflix
• Roma Tells a Mexican Story Often Untold to American Audiences
• What Yalitza Aparicio’s role means for indigenous representation
• The Indigenous and Black Roots of Mexico
• 'Roma' exposes Mexico’s darkest secret

Racism in the U.S. women’s suffrage movement

• How the Suffrage Movement Betrayed Black Women (New York Times op-ed)
• Women’s Equality Day celebrates the 19th Amendment. For nonwhite women, the fight to vote continued for decades. (The Lily
• The Racist Reality of Voter Suppression (ACLU podcast)
• Optional: African American Women and the Nineteenth Amendment
• Optional: Sojourner Truth Project’s "Ain’t I a Woman" speech comparison

History of racist housing policies/current discrimination in housing access

• SPARC Phase One Study Findings Report (March 2018), pages 4-5 "Executive Summary, pages 12-14 "Qualityative Data", pages 16-20 "Workforce" to "Summary"
• A 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America

Intergenerational trauma via Sam Schimmel’s story

• What We Inherit (Code Switch episode)
• The Conflicting Educations Of Sam Schimmel

Impact of implicit bias on sexual violence

• The Legal System Has Failed Black Girls, Women, and Non-Binary Survivors of Violence
• ‘You’re Not Supposed to Betray Your Race’: The Challenge Faced by Black Women Accusing Black Men
• The Question of Race in Campus Sexual-Assault Cases
• Optional: Race, Gender And Sexual Harassment
• Optional: Fighting for Survivors of Sexual Violence Is a Racial Justice Fight

Institutional racism in health care

• This Is How the American Healthcare System Is Failing Black Women
• Native Americans Feel Invisible in US Health Care System
• In Focus: Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care by Confronting Racism
• Optional:
• American medicine was built on the backs of slaves. And it still affects how doctors treat patients today.
• Racism in Medicine: As Doctors, We Must Do Better
• White Privilege in a White Coat: How Racism Shaped my Medical Education

Arab identity, citizenship and legal constructions of whiteness

• My Name is Ahmed. Am I White?
• Are Arabs and Iranians white? Census says yes, but many disagree
• Go Back Where You Came From: The Long Rhetorical Roots of Trump’s Racist Tweets
• Too Many Americans Think Patriotism Means Racism and Xenophobia
• Optional: What is Orientalism?

White philanthropy and social movements

• How "movement capture" shaped the fight for civil rights
• The White Feminist Savior Complex
• America is burning
• Optional: The Price of Civil Rights: Black Lives, White Funding, and Movement Capture.