BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOURCES

• Better Boards Podcast: Diversity & Inclusion- See Diferently
• Board Diversity – A Global Approach Podcast
• "Meeting the Moment" for Board Diversity
• Relational Brain Skills for Growing Emotional Capacity to Have Joy
• Strategic Board Leadership for Justice, Equity, and Inclusion

• What white people can do to move race conversations forward | Caprice Hollins
  • In this 2020 TEDxSeattle talk, Dr. Caprice Hollins explains why we often fail to have productive conversations about race, race relations, and racism in this country. Her talk sheds light on why People of Color and White people take different approaches to these conversations and what White people can do to move race conversations forward.
• Coming to Terms With Racism’s Inertia: Ancestral Accountability | Rachel Cargle
  • When it comes to race relations there is often the argument "Well I didn't own slaves" as a dismissive attempt to separate oneself from the effects and realities of the racial divide in the United States. In this talk Rachel Cargle addresses the modern manifestations of the racism the US was built on and calls for more intentional accountability, allyship and antiracist action. Rachel Elizabeth Cargle is an Ohio born writer and lecturer. Her activist and academic work are rooted in providing intellectual discourse, tools, and resources that explore the intersection of race and womanhood.
• The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi
  • There is no such thing as being "not racist," says author and historian Ibram X. Kendi. In this vital conversation, he defines the transformative concept of antiracism to help us more clearly recognize, take responsibility for and reject prejudices in our public policies, workplaces and personal beliefs. Learn how you can actively use this awareness to uproot injustice and inequality in the world -- and replace it with love. (This virtual interview, hosted by TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers and speaker development curator Cloe Shasha, was recorded June 9, 2020.)
• 10 Ways To Promote Anti-Racism In The Workplace | Forbes
  • Racial injustice in 2020 isn’t fundamentally a black problem, arguably it’s a white problem. While this time of unrest will certainly pass, racial injustices will remain and therefore the question becomes – what will you do to improve your environment?
• Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility'
  • University of Washington professor Dr. Robin DiAngelo reads from her book "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism," explains the phenomenon, and discusses how white people can develop their capacity to engage more constructively across race.

• Board Source: DEI
  • https://boardsource.org/research-critical-issues/diversity-equity-inclusion/
• Recruiting for Board Diversity — Without Disrespecting People of Color
  • https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruiting-for-board-diversity-with-respect
• Nonprofits’ Role in Indian Boarding Schools: An Opportunity to Tell the Truth and Heal
  • https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/tell-the-truth-and-heal
• Purpose-Driven Leadership - Lessons from GEO's Racial Equity Journey
  • https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/lessons-from-geo
• What Boards Can Learn from the Story of Nikole Hannah-Jones
  • https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/boards-can-learn-from-nikole-hannah-jones
• It’s Time to Heal
  • https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/time-to-heal
• Building and Recruiting a More Diverse Board
  • https://boardable.com/wp-content/uploads/diverse-board-recruiting-ebook.pdf
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Nonprofit Boardroom: A Nonprofit Board Development Toolkit
  • https://causestrategypartners.com/diversity-equity-inclusion-nonprofit-board-development-toolkit

We encourage you to buy local and from Women Owned and BIPOC owned booksellers. Here are a few we recommend: 

https://www.strongnations.com/

https://www.powells.com/

https://socialjusticebooks.org/

https://www.marcusbooks.com/

Half Price Books

https://www.bolerium.com/  

Bound Together Books

https://ashaybythebay.com/

Underground Books

• An African American and Latinx History of the United States, Paul Ortiz
  • Paul Ortiz offers an intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights, spanning two centuries. “This moment is not just about reading books on antiracism, it’s about reading books about our history,” says Derrick Young. “This book is incredible because essentially Ortiz is sending everyone back to high school history, and explaining history from the perspective not of the conquerors, but the people who were the victims of brutality, slavery and annexations, and how they fought back.”
• Chokehold: Policing Black Men, Paul Butler
  • Former prosecutor Paul Butler examines modern American policing and how criminal justice laws and practices impact Black men.
• Assata, Assata Shakur
  • A political autobiography about the justice system and Black activism in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Shakur was a civil rights activist and member of the Black Liberation Army and Black Panther Party; she was (without sufficient evidence) convicted of murder and later escaped prison to flee the country.
• Minor Feelings, Cathy Park Hong
  • This memoir-in-essays examines racial consciousness. Linking her experience to historical events, Park Hong explores what it means to be an Asian American woman today and how we can acknowledge emotions beyond one generalized experience.
• Hood Feminism, Mikki Kendall
  • A collection of critical essays that explores the modern-day feminist movement, its blind spots, and its failure to secure equality for all women.
• The Good Immigrant, Nikesh Shukla & Chimene Suleyman (editors)
  • Two versions of The Good Immigrant exist, one reflecting on American culture and the other focused on British contexts. What they have in common is a slew of talented writers from Riz Ahmed to Jenny Zhang looking at what it means to feel constantly “othered” by society.
• Me and White Supremacy, Layla F. Saad
  • Saad has gifted the world an unparalleled resource for digging up the deepest and most disguised layers of white supremacy. This book is best experienced as a journey, and the chapters are presented in bite-size lessons so readers can sit with the content, allow for introspection, and engage in essential conversations with friends and family members.
• The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
  • First published in 1963, Baldwin’s two-essay collection is an iconic and classic piece of literature that belongs on every bookshelf. At 128 pages, you can read it in one sitting (and then read it again, and again).
• Sister Outsider, Audre Lorde
  • A collection of 15 essential essays from Audre Lorde, the late feminist and Black lesbian poet. Praised as “landmark writings,” Lorde speaks to racism, sexism, LGBTQIA+ issues, and more.
• Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land, Toni Jensen
  • Toni Jensen, a Métis woman, shares her personal experience of assaults against Indigenous women and land, from a culture founded in violence. She covers a variety of relevant topics, from mass shootings to sexual assault on college campuses.
• Do Better, Rachel Ricketts
  • In her latest book, Ricketts explores the connection between antiracism work and spiritual activism, urging readers to fight white supremacy from the inside out. Part handbook, it includes secular spiritual exercises and activities for fighting injustices.