On behalf of New York City SHRM, we want to acknowledge the difficult times we are experiencing with both the Covid-19 pandemic and social unrest. As HR professionals, our responsibility extends beyond our friends and family. We have a duty to our employees as well.
Better workplaces come from better understanding. Better workplaces come from an open mind, an open heart and a willingness to listen. Many employees are angry, scared and hurting. We must provide sympathy and empathy as we strive for better answers. We are committed to fighting injustice and inequality by equipping our members with the tools and resources needed to navigate difficult conversations and scenarios.
Let’s work together to build a climate of inclusion for better workplace cultures.
NYC SHRM Leadership Team
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Activating Inclusion in Challenging Times
Part Two: A NYC SHRM Town Hall| August 12, 5:00 PM EST
5 Things We Can All Do
Below is a list of resources from the Activating Inclusion During Challenging Times Panel
Resources for parents & their children:
Books:
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
Podcasts:
Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’
Fare of the Free Child podcast
Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”
Articles:
How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race | NPR
Teaching Your Child About Black History Month | PBS
Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good
The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon
Articles to read:
“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
The Combahee River Collective Statement
“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
“Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Videos to watch:
Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses ‘White Fragility’ (1:23:30)
“How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion” | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Books to read:
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
by Grace Lee Boggs
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
Films and TV series to watch:
13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
King In The Wilderness — HBO
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Available to rent for free
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Organizations to follow on social media:
Antiracism Center: Twitter
Audre Lorde Project: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
Color Of Change: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
Colorlines: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
The Conscious Kid: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
Families Belong Together: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
Justice League NYC: Twitter| Instagram + Gathering For Justice: Twitter | Instagram
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
The Movement For Black Lives (M4BL): Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
MPowerChange: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
Muslim Girl: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
NAACP: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
RAICES: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
SisterSong: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
United We Dream: Twitter| Instagram | Facebook
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