{"id":789,"date":"2020-06-01T12:46:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T16:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=789"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T22:17:41","slug":"what-can-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/what-can-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can I Do? <br>Empowering Allies in Tumultuous Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><button id=\"listenButton1\" class=\"responsivevoice-button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Play\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\"><span>&#128266; Listen to this article<\/span><\/button>\n        <script>\n            listenButton1.onclick = function(){\n                if(responsiveVoice.isPlaying()){\n                    responsiveVoice.cancel();\n                }else{\n                    responsiveVoice.speak(\"There is unrest in America right now. Many are grappling with how to process these events and with how to protect our children among systems of racial inequity that continue to mistreat us.\u00a0 On a personal level, I am sending my 18 year old Black daughter into the pre-adulthood of university life.\u00a0 And there is a different fear for me than for the mothers of her White classmates. Several of them have asked me, \u201cwhat can I do?\u201d as the inequities of our justice system are glaringly apparent to more than just the marginalized.\u00a0 During times of tragedy, there are opportunities for allyship. Each of us can use our voice, our influence, our platform and our power to make a difference.\u00a0\u00a0 What does it mean to be an ally?\u00a0 An \u2018ally\u2019 is someone who has privilege, but chooses to stand for and with marginalized communities by taking tangible, ongoing actions to dismantle systems of oppression.\u00a0 Being an ally means working to develop empathy towards another group\\'s challenges or issues -- and, ultimately, helping to create a culture in which that group feels valued.\u00a0 It means that you carry the burden of one or more marginalized groups as your own.\u00a0 Who can be an ally?\u00a0 Anyone has the potential to be an ally. Allies recognize that though they are not a member of the marginalized group(s) they support, they make a concerted effort to better understand the struggle, every single day.\u00a0 Because an ally might have more privilege (and recognizes said privilege), they are powerful voices alongside marginalized ones.\u00a0 Being an ally is hard work. Many of those who want to be allies are afraid of missteps that get them labeled as \u201c-ist\u201d or \u201c-ic\u201d (racist, sexist, transphobic, homophobic, etc). But as an ally, you are also affected by a system of oppression. This means that as an ally, there is much to unlearn and learn\u2014mistakes are expected. What can you do right now to make an impact?\u00a0 Listen. For allies who do not know where to start, the most meaningful thing one can do is listen to the voices of those who are often silenced. Even though you feel empathy for a situation, you can\u2019t fully understand experiences that you don\u2019t live. The best way to learn is to listen. Ask others if they are okay.\u00a0 Educate yourself. \u00a0It is not the job of Black people to educate White people about racial injustice.\u00a0 Do the work of seeking out books and documentaries and articles and allow yourself to learn from them.\u00a0 In doing this, you give yourself a cultural baseline to then have meaningful conversations around race with others that will provide you deeper insights and expand empathy that lead to action.\u00a0 Talk to your children. They are our hope for a better future. Talk about current events. Share your feelings with them of sadness, anger and frustration. Diversify their reading and movie lists. Call out racism and bias when you see it in the media. Don\u2019s shy away from difficult conversations. Be an example for them. It\u2019s ok to not have all the answers. Allies just stay in search of them.\u00a0 Speak up. By now, we have all heard Angela Davis\u2019 quote, \u201cIt\u2019s not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.\u201d We do that by speaking up! Make your position known. This is not ok. Speak up in your family and friend groups. Speak up on your social media platforms. Speak up at the voting polls-locally and nationally.\u00a0 Participate in peaceful protests and demonstrations. Call and write your legislators. Not just during the weeks of incidents where people are having the conversations. This is your conversation.\u00a0 Nurture truth-telling relationships. We cannot become allies alone.\u00a0 We need the insights, perspectives, support and challenge of relationships where there is a shared commitment to speak our truths and hear each other all the way through, no matter how uncomfortable the revelations may make us.\u00a0 Give back.\u00a0 Use your privilege to provide information and access to those who need it. Mentor someone in an underserved community. Donate to or volunteer with an organization that aligns with your personal advocacy on these issues.\u00a0 Encourage others to do the same. In doing this, you are able to create significant impact on a local scale.\u00a0 Below, we have provided a quick resource list. This list is not meant to be comprehensive or exhaustive, by any means, but is simply provided as starting resources to provide perspectives that help you become an ally.\u00a0 Articles Why We Need to Call Out Casual Racism A Guide to How You Can Support Marginalized Communities How We Can Be an Ally in the Fight for Racial Justice Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? What Should White America Do Now? This. Books Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel White Fragility: Why It\\'s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating...by Derald Wing Sue Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic\u2026.by Frances Kendall Books for Children (with Common Sense Media reviews) Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson New Kid by Jerry Craft How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon Ted Talks Racism has a Cost for Everyone by Heather C. McGhee How We Can Make Racism a Solvable Problem by Phillip Atiba Goff You Have the Rite by Marc Bamuthi Joseph How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time by Baratunde Thurston Movies 13th American Son When They See Us The Hate You Give I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin documentary) 12 Angry Men Podcasts Code Switch Intersectionality Matters! Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox Follow Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook You may also view a TDM hosted webinar entitled, Allyship and Processing Being Black in America, with special guests: Donald Thompson, Danya Perry and Dr. Deborah Stroman discussing issues around race in the United States and how we can all learn to become better allies Additionally, if your organization needs assistance in facilitating conversations with your staff, employee resource groups, or making a company-wide statement against racism, we want to help. Contact us at info@thediversitymovement.com today.\", \"US English Male\");\n                }\n            };\n        <\/script>\n     <\/br><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is unrest in America right now. Many are grappling with how to process these events and with how to protect our children among systems of racial inequity that continue to mistreat us.\u00a0 On a personal level, I am sending my 18 year old Black daughter into the pre-adulthood of university life.\u00a0 And there is a different fear for me than for the mothers of her White classmates. Several of them have asked me, \u201cwhat can I do?\u201d as the inequities of our justice system are glaringly apparent to more than just the marginalized.\u00a0 During times of tragedy, there are opportunities for allyship. Each of us can use our voice, our influence, our platform and our power to make a difference.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does it mean to be an ally?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An \u2018ally\u2019 is someone who has privilege, but chooses to stand for and with marginalized communities by taking tangible, ongoing actions to dismantle systems of oppression.\u00a0 Being an ally means working to develop empathy towards another group&#8217;s challenges or issues &#8212; and, ultimately, helping to create a culture in which that group feels valued.\u00a0 It means that you carry the burden of one or more marginalized groups as your own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who can be an ally?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone has the potential to be an ally. Allies recognize that though they are not a member of the marginalized group(s) they support, they make a concerted effort to better understand the struggle, every single day.\u00a0 Because an ally might have more privilege (and recognizes said privilege), they are powerful voices alongside marginalized ones.\u00a0 Being an ally is hard work. Many of those who want to be allies are afraid of missteps that get them labeled as \u201c-ist\u201d or \u201c-ic\u201d (racist, sexist, transphobic, homophobic, etc). But as an ally, you are also affected by a system of oppression. This means that as an ally, there is much to unlearn and learn\u2014mistakes are expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8874 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-1024x341.png\" alt=\"TDM Library. Your one-stop-shop for update DEI Resources. Explore with a free trial. Click here to learn more.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/341;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can you do right now to make an impact?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Listen. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For allies who do not know where to start, the most meaningful thing one can do is listen to the voices of those who are often silenced. Even though you feel empathy for a situation, you can\u2019t fully understand experiences that you don\u2019t live. The best way to learn is to listen. Ask others if they are okay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Educate yourself. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It is not the job of Black people to educate White people about racial injustice.\u00a0 Do the work of seeking out books and documentaries and articles and allow yourself to learn from them.\u00a0 In doing this, you give yourself a cultural baseline to then have meaningful conversations around race with others that will provide you deeper insights and expand empathy that lead to action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Talk to your children.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are our hope for a better future. Talk about current events. Share your feelings with them of sadness, anger and frustration. Diversify their reading and movie lists. Call out racism and bias when you see it in the media. Don\u2019s shy away from difficult conversations. Be an example for them. It\u2019s ok to not have all the answers. Allies just stay in search of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Speak up.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By now, we have all heard Angela Davis\u2019 quote, \u201cIt\u2019s not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.\u201d We do that by speaking up! Make your position known. This is not ok. Speak up in your family and friend groups. Speak up on your social media platforms. Speak up at the voting polls-locally and nationally.\u00a0 Participate in peaceful protests and demonstrations. Call and write your legislators. Not just during the weeks of incidents where people are having the conversations. This is your conversation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nurture truth-telling relationships.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We cannot become allies alone.\u00a0 We need the insights, perspectives, support and challenge of relationships where there is a shared commitment to speak our truths and hear each other all the way through, no matter how uncomfortable the revelations may make us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Give back.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use your privilege to provide information and access to those who need it. Mentor someone in an underserved community. Donate to or volunteer with an organization that aligns with your personal advocacy on these issues.\u00a0 Encourage others to do the same. In doing this, you are able to create significant impact on a local scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, we have provided a quick resource list. This list is not meant to be comprehensive or exhaustive, by any means, but is simply provided as starting resources to provide perspectives that help you become an ally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Articles<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.ted.com\/why-we-need-to-call-out-casual-racism\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why We Need to Call Out Casual Racism<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/05\/30\/us\/how-to-be-an-ally-guide-trnd\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Guide to How You Can Support Marginalized Communities<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.ted.com\/how-you-can-be-an-ally-in-the-fight-for-racial-justice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How We Can Be an Ally in the Fight for Racial Justice<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/05\/ahmaud-arbery\/611539\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@drstroman\/what-should-white-america-do-now-this-fe1a4dcab33d\">What Should White America Do Now? This.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Books<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Uprooting-Racism-People-Racial-Justice\/dp\/0865718652\/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0\/132-2974635-0650745?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0865718652&amp;pd_rd_r=dde5bfd3-ad84-420f-9a87-8f90c2ffca91&amp;pd_rd_w=Bf9n0&amp;pd_rd_wg=n5Vuw&amp;pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&amp;pf_rd_r=CCSNFQ05RKPRPZ4A0691&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=CCSNFQ05RKPRPZ4A0691\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism\/dp\/0807047414\/ref=pd_lpo_14_img_0\/132-2974635-0650745?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0807047414&amp;pd_rd_r=4afa6bc4-3236-4864-aba8-c8f10436f6f8&amp;pd_rd_w=MbIuo&amp;pd_rd_wg=Jpzxj&amp;pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&amp;pf_rd_r=3GT1MQVQAV36GHJJNPQF&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=3GT1MQVQAV36GHJJNPQF\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White Fragility: Why It&#8217;s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Race-Talk-Conspiracy-Silence-Understanding\/dp\/1119241987\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating&#8230;by Derald Wing Sue<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-White-Privilege-Authentic-Relationships\/dp\/0415874270\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic\u2026.by Frances Kendall<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Books for Children (with Common Sense Media reviews)<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/book-reviews\/stamped-racism-antiracism-and-you\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/book-reviews\/the-undefeated\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/book-reviews\/new-kid-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Kid by Jerry Craft<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/book-reviews\/how-it-went-down\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ted Talks<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/heather_c_mcghee_racism_has_a_cost_for_everyone\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Racism has a Cost for Everyone by Heather C. McGhee<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/phillip_atiba_goff_how_we_can_make_racism_a_solvable_problem_and_improve_policing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How We Can Make Racism a Solvable Problem by Phillip Atiba Goff<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/marc_bamuthi_joseph_you_have_the_rite\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Have the Rite by Marc Bamuthi Joseph<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/baratunde_thurston_how_to_deconstruct_racism_one_headline_at_a_time\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time by Baratunde Thurston<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movies<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80091741\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13th<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81024100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Son<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80200549\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When They See Us<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/movie\/the-hate-u-give-71ec4528-cfe0-409c-accb-d1bb42c13db9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hate You Give<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iamnotyournegrofilm.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Am Not Your Negro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (James Baldwin documentary)<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050083\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 Angry Men<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Podcasts<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/code-switch\/id1112190608\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Code Switch<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intersectionality-matters\/id1441348908\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intersectionality Matters!<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raceforward.org\/media\/podcast\/momentum-race-forward-podcast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/diversity-beyond-the-checkbox\/id1496992226\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eji_org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eji_org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/equaljusticeinitiative\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colorlines: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Colorlines\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/colorlinesnews\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colorlines\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United We Dream: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unitedwedream\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/unitedwedream\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UnitedWeDream\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShowUp4RJ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/showingupforracialjustice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShowingUpForRacialJustice\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may also view a TDM hosted webinar entitled,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/allyship-and-processing-being-black-in-america\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allyship and Processing Being Black in America<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with special guests: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/donaldthompsonjr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donald Thompson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danyaperry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danya Perry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drstroman\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Deborah Stroman<\/span><\/a> discussing issues around race in the United States and how we can all learn to become better allies<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, if your organization needs assistance in facilitating conversations with your staff, employee resource groups, or making a company-wide statement against racism, we want to help. Contact us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@thediversitymovement.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@thediversitymovement.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8047 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Footer-Ad-B-1024x85.png\" alt=\"Display ad for TDM Library. Text says &quot;Find more content like this in TDM Library. 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