Checklist for Racial Equity
Here are the six competencies institutions and organizations must operationalize in order to make Racial Equity become standard operating procedure.
Why Racial Equity and Diversity Efforts Fail
Over the last few months we have seen public and private sector organizations perform the following actions in hopes of advancing their cities, counties, school districts and companies toward Racial Equity. Create diversity, equity and inclusion task-forces and committeesHire Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion officersIssue formal statements supporting Racial Equity, […]
Awarded Contract for Racial Equity Audit
It is with a heavy heart today that we announce this news. Our firm, Racial Equity Group has been awarded the contract to partner with the Town of Brookline, Massachusetts and equip all Town elected officials, department leaders and employees with a Racial Equity mindset, in order to make Racial […]
Statement of Solidarity on the Murder of George Floyd
Seeing a Racial Eclipse On May 25th 2020, the entire world was able to observe a total racial eclipse, which occurs when the sunlight of freedom, justice and equality is completely blocked by the shadow of systemic racism. What we saw was the behavioral outcomes of systemic racism displayed by […]
Counties with Highest Risk for Racial Equity Disruption for Black Americans
Across the nation, Covid-19 has placed on the stage of our democracy the perennial problem of this pandemic; race, place and the catastrophic inequity and impacts to Black Americans. According to a recently released Mckinsey report, about 40 percent of Black Americans live in 244 counties where, if Covid-19 spreads […]
Tracking Creation of Racial/Health Equity Response Teams in Government
15 states, counties and municipalities are the vanguards of Racial Equity during this Covid-19 crisis by creating official Racial/Health Equity Rapid Response Teams; #racialequity #alleyesonequity (as of May 13th 2020) King County WA (March 6)State of Virginia (March 13)City of Chicago (April 6th)City of Boston (April 9th )State of Michigan […]
Covid Testing Sites Show Not all Zip Codes Created Equal
Racial Equity is ensuring all Americans can access the opportunity to survive and thrive in states, cities and counties across the nation. The current Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fault lines in our land of equal opportunity. Not everyone has equal access to the social determinants of health and wealth. […]