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"Is Implicit Bias Racist?"

Three things every teacher should know about implicit bias and the brain. By Zaretta Hammond, Teaching Tolerance.

  • Bias
  • Educators

"White Supremacy Culture"

This is a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in our organizations. Culture is powerful precisely because it is so present and at the
same time so very difficult to name or identify. The characteristics listed below are damaging because they are used as norms and standards without being pro-actively named or chosen by the group. By Tema Okun, for dRworks.

  • Whiteness
  • Persons Committed to Equity

"Understanding Whiteness"

To combat racism today, it is necessary to understand the history of the ideology of "race" in order to challenge whiteness as the foundation of racial categories and racism. Source: Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, University of Calgary.

  • Whiteness
  • Persons Committed to Equity

"The Sneaky Language Today's Politicians Use to Get away with Racism and Sexism"

n 2015, a CNN segment over a word turned into an awkward, dramatic confrontation. When host Erin Burnett asked why the word "thug" isn't an acceptable way to describe predominantly black protesters and rioters in Baltimore, City Councilman Carl Stokes responded, "Come on. So calling them thugs? Just call them ni**ers." Story by German Lopez, Vox.

  • Whiteness
  • Persons Committed to Equity

Self-Care Wheel

From trauma prevention specialist Olga Phoenix, Self-Care Wheel is an empowering, affirming, and positive tool for helping professionals to manage stress, increase contentment and life satisfaction. With over 80 self-care exercises and healing modalities, Self-Care Wheel is a great beginning for your personalized, preventative, and sustainable Self-Care plan.

  • Self-Care
  • Persons Committed to Equity

"Rerouting Shortcuts"

Cognitive shortcuts can lead to stereotyping and biased behavior. Here are some suggestions on how to “reroute” these shortcuts. By Jen Cort, Teaching Tolerance.

  • Community Building
  • Persons Committed to Equity

Talking About Race Effectively

In Living Room Conversations, a small group of people (ideally six) come together to get to know one another in a more meaningful way. Guided by a simple and sociable format, participants practice being open and curious about all perspectives, with a focus on learning from one another, rather than trying to debate the topic at hand.

  • Race and Racialized Identity

"10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas"

Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community. By Emelina Mineroby, Edutopia.

  • Community Building
  • Educators

"Gratitude and Well-Being: A Review and Theoretical Integration"

A new model of gratitude incorporating not only the gratitude that arises following help from others, but also a habitual focusing on and appreciating the positive aspects of life. Research into individual differences in gratitude and well-being is reviewed, including gratitude and psychopathology, personality, relationships, health, subjective and eudemonic wellbeing, and humanistically orientated functioning. By Alex M. Wood, Jeffrey J. Froh, and Adam W.A. Geraghty.

  • Community Building
  • Educators

"23 Quotes That Double as Mantras for Positive Thinking"

Compiled by By Jonathan Borge. Quote from Joseph Campbell, "We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."

  • Self-Care
  • Families and Caregivers
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