DEI Resources *This list is not intended to be a complete list of resources
Articles
10 Actions You Can Take to Promote Racial Justice in the Workplace | Source: Forbes 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now | Source: Medium 6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees | Source: Harvard Business School 8 Everyday Ways to Fight Racism | Source: National Network to End Domestic Violence A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources | Source: Medium A Guide to Being an Ally | Women of Color For Progress Allyship – The Key To Unlocking The Power Of Diversity | Source: Forbes Allyship (& Accomplice): The What, Why, and How | Source: Medium An AntiRacist Reading List | Source: The New York Times Black People Need Stronger White Allies — Here's How You Can Be One | Source: Refinery29 Check in on Your Black Employees, Now | Source: the New York Times COVID-19: Investing in black lives and livelihoods | Source: McKinsey & Company Critical Racial & Social Justice Education | Source: Robin DiAngelo, PhD Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists) Fighting Racism Even, and Especially, Where We Don't Realize It Exists: How to Be an Antiracist – Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Source: The New York Times For Black Professionals, Unrest Lays Bare a Balancing Act | Source: The Wall Street Journal
1 54939743.2 Growing Calls for Action over Racial Injustice at Work | Source: Vault Platform How Managers Can Promote Healthy Discussions About Race | Source: Harvard Business Review How to Be an Ally if You Are a Person with Privilege | Source: Frances E. Kendall, Ph.D How to Be More Empathetic | Source: The New York Times How to Make This Moment the Turning Point for Real Change – Barack Obama | Source: Medium How to Manage Your Team in Times of Political Trauma | Source: Medium How to Talk About Race with Employees | Source: Glassdoor How U.S. Companies Can Support Employees of Color Through the Pandemic | Source: Harvard Business Review I Don't Need 'Love' Texts From My White Friends | Source: New York Times 'In Storms, All Kinds of Things Can Happen': Martin Luther King III on a Pivotal Month | Source: New York Times Is Your Company Actually Fighting Against Racism or Just Talking About It | Source: Harvard Business Review Letters from a Birmingham Jail – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Source: Maintaining Professionalism in the Age of Black Death Is….A Lot – Shenequa Golding | Source: Medium My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant – Jose Antonio Vargas | Source: The New York Times On Being A Black American Biglaw Associate | Source: AboveTheLaw Perspective-Taking Doesn't Help You Understand What Others Want | Source: Harvard Business Review Resources, Ways to Donate: How you can take action from home after the death of George Floyd | Source: USA Today Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Struggling With This Very Painful Week | Source: Vice The 1619 Project | Source: The New York Times The Combahee River Collective Statement – Zillah Eisenstein | Source: Home Girls, A Black Feminist Anthology The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying | Source: The Atlantic The Death of George Floyd, in Context | Source: The New Yorker The Intersectionality Wars | Source: Vox Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups | Source: Craig Elliott, Ph.D. Toward a Racially Just Workplace | Source: Harvard Business Review U.S. Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against Racism | Source: Harvard Business Review
2 54939743.2 Want to run a listening session with black and brown co-workers? Here's what has worked for some people recently | Source: LinkedIn We Must Step up for Black People Right Now | Source; Forbes We White Liberals Need to Face Our Internalized Racism | Source: Black Girl in Maine What the Death of George Floyd Should Teach the Legal Industry | Source: The Recorder What to Do When Work Feels Meaningless | Source: Harvard Business Review White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement | Source: Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D. White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | Source: Peggy McIntosh Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? – Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Source: The Atlantic Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They're Okay — Chances Are They're Not | Source: Refinery29 Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup | Source: Pretty Good Design
Accounts to Follow on Instagram @aclu_nationwide @theconsciouskid @ibramxk @grassrootslaw @goodgoodgoodco @blackvisionscollective @nowhitesaviors @yourrightscamp Juneteenth 153 Years of Juneteenth | Source: WNYC Studios On Juneteenth | Source: Ellevate Network The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth | Source:
National Museum of African American History & Culture Podcasts Code Switch | Source: NPR 1619 | Source: The New York times Podcasts About The Black British Experience & Race In The UK | Source: Bustle
The programs below are free for all.
#MBBALearns Webinar: Black Lawyers and Mental Health
3 54939743.2 #MBBALearns What's My Role Understanding and Interrupting Implicit Bias in the Profession AAUW – Barriers and Bias Addressing Intersecting Identities in our Work to End Violence Against People with Disabilities Addressing Racial Equity in the LGBTQ+ Legal Community Beyond Redlining: Black Lives Matter and Community Development Beyond Redlining: Black Lives Matter and Community Development, Part 2 Beyond Redlining: Black Lives Matter and Community Development, Part 3 Black Mothers in the Workforce COVID-19: Remote Learning and Working for Law Students and Lawyers with Disabilities CLP Speakers Series: Same But Different: New Firms, Transitional Markets and Gender Egalitarianism Don't Talk, Do: Creating A Racially Equitable Future and Inclusive Leaders Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility' Hear Me: Black Voices on Their Pain and Anger In My Shoes: Addressing Systemic Racism Through Structural Inclusion Issues Affecting Native American Communities During the COVID-19 Crisis Juneteenth: Freedom Work Still To Do Maintaining Visibility in a Virtual Environment with Paula Edgar Making this Moment Matter Maximizing Opportunities, Maintaining Productivity & Exercising Good Judgment in Challenging Times PD Insider: Michelle Wimes Interview on Mindfulness and Implicit Bias Power In The Boardroom: What Board Directors Can do to Eradicate Racism in the Corporate World Raising the Bar: Best Practices for Legal Advocacy for People with Disabilities Restorative Justice & Gender Based Violence Stand By Me: How Whites Can Become Authentic Allies Supreme Court Cases on LGBTQ Protections Teaching Tolerance Interviews Robin DiAngelo: White Fragility in the ClassroomTitle VII US Supreme Court Decision: A Discussion and Analysis Virtual Inclusion and Remote Work 5 Inclusive Workplace Practices For Your Remote Team | Source: WeWorkRemotely COVID-19 Has My Teams Working Remotely: A Guide for Leaders | Source: Gallup COVID-19 Strategies and Policies of the World's Largest Companies | Source: Gallup How to Build Trust with Remote Employees | Source: Gallup How to Keep Remote Worker Wellbeing High | Source: Gallup How to Manage Remote Employees | Source: Gallup How to Manage the Loneliness and Isolation of Remote Workers | Source: Gallup Managing Your Remote Team Inclusively: Knowledge Burst | Source: Catalyst Remote Teamwork | Source: Harvard Business Review
4 54939743.2 Remote Worker Isolation: Perception vs. Reality | Source: Gallup Top 15 Tips To Effectively Manage Remote Employees | Forbes Working From Hom e - Wellbeing Tips | Source: EY
Anti-Asian Bias Resources
Report Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes Stop AAPI Hate Asian Americans Advancing Justice/ Communities against Hate The Asian American Federation (AAF) Reporting Form New York Attorney General's office at 1-800-711-7755, or email [email protected]
Bystander Intervention/ Conflict De-Escalation Trainings Bystander Intervention for Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment | Hollaback!/AA Upstander Workshops | The Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) How to De-Escalate Threatening Situations and Defend Yourself in the Event of Anti-Asian Violence | Asian American Federation Video: Self-Defense Strategies to Keep Yourself Safe in the Streets | Asian American Federation
Mental Health Effects of White Supremacy and Xenophobia on Asian Communities | Very Well Mind Self-Care Tips For Asian Americans Dealing With Racism Amid Coronavirus | Huffington Post Anti-Asian Racism Is Taking a Mental and Emotional Toll on Me | Nancy Wang Yeun, PhD. Asian Mental Health Collective Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) South Asian Public Health Association (SAPHA) Asians Do Therapy Asian Mental Health Project South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network
Reports about the impact of Covid-19 on AAPIs
5 54939743.2 The Impact of COVID-19 on Asian American Employment in NYC | Asian American Federation AAPIs Rising to Fight Dual Pandemics Covid-19 and Racism | One Nation Commission 2020 Report Mapping Impact of COVID-19 on South Asian Communities | South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)
Asian American History and Activism
An Unnoticed Struggle: A Concise History of Asian American Civil Rights Issues | Japanese American Citizens League
History of Anti-Asian racism and COVID-19 by Dr. Jennifer Ho | University of Colorado
Unmasking Yellow Peril | Turner Willman & Jason Chang
A Different Asian American Timeline | AA Timeline
On Asian America: Black Lives Matter [Part IV] | by Chip Chang
The Secret History of South Asian and African American Solidarity | Black Desi Secre History
Video: Asian Americans | PBS Documentary
Video: The Weird History of Asian Sex Stereotypes : Decoded MTV
Ferguson is Everywhere by Deepa Iyer
Video: Anti-Asian Racism and COVID-19: A Teach-In | PEN America
Video: Counter-Speech: Speaking Out to Fight Hate | PEN America
Video: Panel on Race, Health, and Covid-19 | Asian Mental Health Project Video: Digital Town Hall - Asian Americans in the Time of Covid-19 | Center for Asian American Media
Additional Resources
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against Racism | Advancing Justice How to managers can support their Asian peers through troubling increase in anti- Asian violence | Business Insider What Your Asian Employees Need Right Now | Harvard Business Review
6 54939743.2 Books
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper How to be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo Stamped from the Beginning, by Ibram X. Kendi The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism, by Robin Diangelo White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Things to Watch
"#BlackLivesMatter" | via TED talk "White People, Enough: A look at Power and Control" | TED Talk via Youtube 13th | via Netflix American Son | via Netflix I Am Not Your Negro | via Amazon Prime If Beele Street Could Talk | via Hulu Just Mercy | available free on many services Roots (based on the novel by Alex Haley) | via Amazon Prime When They See Us | via Netflix Resources for Parents Articles
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice | Source: Medium Talking to Children About Racial Bias | Source: Healthy Children Talking to Kids About Racial Violence | The New York Times Talking to Kids About Racism, Early and Often | Source: The New York Times The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health | Source: PEDIATRICS They Were Raised to be 'Colorblind' — But Now More White Parents are Learning to Talk About Race | Source: The Washington Post
Books
1000 Black Girl Books Resource Guide | Source: GrassROOTS Community Foundation 28 Great Black History Month Books for Kids | Source: Today's Parent A Diverse #SummerReading List For Kids | Source: NPR Children's Books - D&I Perspective | Source: Pop'n'Olly
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Is My Skin Brown Because I Drank Chocolate Milk featuring Beverly Daniel Tatum | Source: TED-X Talk How to Raise Kids to be Actively Anti-Racist | Source: CareAtWork How to Talk to Kids About Racism and Stereo Types - Slides | Ama Yawson (*internal webinar)
Podcasts
Episode 75: Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt | Source: Parenting Forward Talking Race With Young Children | Source: NPR On – Demand Webcasts
*CLE credit programs. NYC Bar - These programs are free for NYC Bar members Beyond Mentoring: Eliminating Bias and Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Women of Color Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias: Practice Pointers for Pro Bono Advocacy Homeowner Stability: Protecting LGBTQ Seniors and Disabled Implicit Bias in the Criminal Justice System Imposter Syndrome: The Legal Profession's Hidden Epidemic Legal Issues Affecting Veterans with Disabilities: Veterans Benefits Presentation Name Changes: A How to Guide with Special Considerations for the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community Starting the Year Right: Establishing a Practice of Mindfulness and Well-Being for Competence, Clarity and Compassion The Inner Work of Racial Justice: A Conversation with Rhonda V. Magee and Cecilia B. Loving Trans and Nonbinary Legal Advocacy in New York: Using Good Laws to Address New Challenges What Does Transgender/Non-Binary Allyship Mean? A Beginning Dialogue PLI - CLE programs available for purchase. Diversity in Law Practice: Recent Legal Developments Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Workplace Enhancing Justice: Reducing Bias Sponsorship Cultivating Relationship Capital with Clients | Source: Culture@Work Relationship Currency Moving Forward | Source: Culture@Work Soliciting and Integrating Actionable Feedback | Source: Culture@Work Sponsor Readiness: Key Behaviors and Action Planning - Slides, One Pager | Source: Culture@Work
8 54939743.2 Mentoring & Sponsorship
Can Mentors and Sponsors Be Found and Coexist in BigLaw? | Source: Bloomberg Law How to find the right mentor—especially if you are a female or minority lawyer | Source: ABA Journal If You Want To Advance Your Career, Find A Sponsor | Source: AboveTheLaw Mentoring Across Differences: A Guide to Cross-Gender and Cross-Race Mentoring | Source: MCCA Sponsorship: Defining the Relationship | Source: Harvard Business Review
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